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BNSF - Quincy Bay Bridge

Adams County, Illinois

Photos 

Side view

Photo taken by James Baughn

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BH Photo #101994

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck Plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay on the BNSF Railway in Quincy
Location
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
Status
Open to railroad traffic
History
Built 1960
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 700.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.95078, -91.41984   (decimal degrees)
39°57'03" N, 91°25'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/634981/4423489 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Quincy West
Inventory number
BH 14994 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Adams County, Illinois (63)
BNSF Railway (1,591)
Built 1960 (354)
Built during 1960s (2,150)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (572)
Deck girder (6,349)
Girder (11,246)
Illinois (4,947)
 Mississippi River (232)
Open (41,023)
Owned by railroad (13,606)
Plate girder (8,791)
Quincy, Illinois (16)
Railroad (16,559)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,584)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,102)

Update Log 

  • June 24, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 21, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 13, 2008: New photo from Nathan Morton
  • April 3, 2006: Posted new photos

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Sources 

  • Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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