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CN - Salt Creek Bridge

De Witt County, Illinois

Photo 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2014

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BH Photo #281170

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Creek on Canadian National Railway (former Illinois Central RR)
Location
De Witt County, Illinois
Status
Open
History
Built 1913
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 313.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.11647, -89.06059   (decimal degrees)
40°06'59" N, 89°03'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/324401/4442719 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kenney
Inventory number
BH 60590 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,192)
Built 1913 (867)
Built during 1910s (9,685)
Canadian National Railway (517)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,044)
De Witt County, Illinois (28)
Deck arch (11,428)
Deck girder (5,784)
Girder (10,308)
 Illinois (4,689)
Illinois Central Railroad (588)
Open (39,991)
Owned by railroad (12,511)
Plate girder (7,991)
Railroad (15,618)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,454)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)

Update Log 

  • September 18, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from IC Track Profile
  • April 2, 2014: Added by Steve Conro

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