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Broadway Ave Bridge

Coles County, Illinois

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Broadway Ave Bridge

Photo from Amtrak in the Heartland

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BH Photo #474221

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Facts 

Overview
Lost concrete tee beam bridge over Illinois Central RR on Broadway Ave (Fau76) in Mattoon
Location
Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1915; replaced 2002
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 27.9 ft.
Total length: 172.9 ft.
Deck width: 49.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.48260, -88.37626   (decimal degrees)
39°28'57" N, 88°22'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/381638/4371237 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mattoon West
Inventory numbers
IL 015-6328 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 39947 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,885)
Built 1915 (1,259)
Built during 1910s (9,970)
Coles County, Illinois (45)
Concrete tee beam (3,352)
Illinois (4,929)
Illinois Central Railroad (625)
Lost (28,489)
 Lost 2002 (492)
Lost during 2000s (4,406)
Mattoon, Illinois (5)
Owned by railroad (13,501)
Replaced by new bridge (19,375)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,221)
Structurally deficient (12,882)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,186)

Update Log 

  • June 21, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 15, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Added lost date
  • April 1, 2010: Updated by David Backlin: Revised GPS
  • February 20, 2009: Added by David Backlin

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