CCC&StL Rwy - Big Creek Bridge

Photos 

Big Creek Big Four 1

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

Photo taken by bob evinger in July 2012

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BH Photo #237551

Map 

Description 

Facts 

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 Four)
- 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

NYC - Big Creek Bridge
Big Four - 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)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 13, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited bridge name
• August 13, 2012: Added by bob evinger

Sources 

• bob evinger
• Luke
• Hank Knuth - Hank [dot] knuth [at] gmail [dot] com
• The Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer, Volume 54 - Book

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