Bridgehunter.com | BNSF - Big Bureau Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2012

BH Photo #228172

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on BNSF RR just west of Princeton
Location: Bureau County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built in 1899 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works; Replaced 2014
Builder: - Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads: - BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design: 7 spans total. Deck truss main span with 3 combination deck plate/stringer approach spans on each end.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 119.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.39174, -89.50746 (decimal degrees)
41°23'30" N, 89°30'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/290363/4585279 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Buda NE
Inventory number: BH 48254 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 3, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
October 9, 2020: New photos from Steve Conro
March 19, 2015: Updated by Luke: Replaced
May 26, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: In process of being replaced
March 26, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
March 21, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad"
March 14, 2012: New Street View added by Steve Conro
February 25, 2011: Added by Nathan Holth

BNSF - West Bureau Creek Bridge (Same design) - Same design, builder, year about 4 miles apart.