Bridgehunter.com | Conrail - Big Creek Bridge

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Big Creek Big Four 1

Middle span taken from bed of Big Creek. Facing west.

Photo taken by bob evinger in July 2012

BH Photo #237551

Purchased May 15, 1997 by H.A. Knuth, Paris, IL for use as a wildlife refuge and walking trail.

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Big Creek on former Big Four Railroad northwest of Marshall
Location: Clark County, Illinois
Status: Private ownership
Future prospects: Contact: hank.knuth@gmail.com
History: Built 1906
Builder: - Collier Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana
Railroads: - Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway (CCC&StL; Big 4)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 360.0 ft.
Also called: Big Four - Big Creek Bridge
NYC - Big Creek Bridge
PC - Big Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.42681, -87.68236 (decimal degrees)
39°25'37" N, 87°40'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/441269/4364363 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Marshall
Inventory number: BH 53164 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Conrail - Big Creek Bridge

Posted April 17, 2020, by Hank Knuth (hank [dot] knuth [at] gmail [dot] com)

We sold the bridge year before last. (2018)