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KCS - De Arcy Branch Tributary Arch

Greene County, Illinois

Photos 

Arch

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Photo taken by Daniel Barnes

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BH Photo #386136

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Concrete Arch bridge over Tributary of De Arcy Branch on Kansas City Southern Railway
Location
Greene County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899
Railroads
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gateway Western Railroad (GWWR)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Span length: 10.0 ft.
Total length: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.18131, -90.34842   (decimal degrees)
39°10'53" N, 90°20'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/729034/4340246 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jerseyville North
Inventory number
BH 74968 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,634)
Arch (12,684)
Built 1899 (432)
Built during 1890s (3,217)
Chicago & Alton Railroad (94)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,268)
Deck arch (11,919)
Gateway Western Railroad (36)
Greene County, Illinois (33)
 Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (118)
Illinois (4,947)
Illinois Central Railroad (627)
Kansas City Southern Railway (228)
Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
Railroad (16,518)
Span length under 25 feet (7,116)
Total length under 25 feet (2,605)

Update Log 

  • December 10, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: added information
  • April 12, 2017: New photos from Daniel Barnes
  • December 29, 2016: Added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Daniel Barnes
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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