Broadway Ave Bridge

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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)

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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

Sources 

• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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