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IAIS - Bureau Creek Bridge (S)

Bureau County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in January 2012

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BH Photo #224176

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island) S. of Bureau Junction
Location
Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)
- Iowa Railroad (IRRC)
Design
Pony/through plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 220.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.27799, -89.38312   (decimal degrees)
41°16'41" N, 89°22'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/300413/4572357 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Princeton South
Inventory number
BH 50571 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,762)
Built 1947 (307)
Built during 1940s (4,288)
Bureau County, Illinois (122)
Bureau Junction, Illinois (3)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,184)
Girder (11,622)
Have street view (30,391)
Illinois (5,072)
 Iowa Interstate Railroad (207)
Iowa Railroad (38)
Open (41,415)
Owned by railroad (14,119)
Plate girder (9,133)
Railroad (16,981)
Through girder (4,375)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,693)

Update Log 

  • November 27, 2013: New Street View added by Brent Tindall
  • January 31, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Iowa Interstate Railroad"
  • January 31, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • December 17, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Added GPS coordinates
  • December 17, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

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