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BNSF - Big Bureau Creek Bridge

Bureau County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2012

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BH Photo #228172

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Street View 

Facts 

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
Total length: 400.0 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)

Categories 

19th Century (7,568)
BNSF Railway (1,506)
Built 1899 (396)
Built during 1890s (2,984)
Bureau County, Illinois (116)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (533)
Deck girder (5,745)
Deck truss (1,732)
Girder (10,234)
Have street view (26,947)
Illinois (4,647)
 Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (220)
Lost (24,738)
Lost 2014 (357)
Lost during 2010s (3,284)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Plate girder (7,923)
Railroad (15,414)
Replaced by new bridge (16,581)
Tall Bridges (324)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,229)
Truss (32,788)

Update Log 

  • 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

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