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NS - Van Dyke Street Overpass

Macon County, Illinois

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cole Creek on River Trail
Location
Macon County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Original through plate girder built ca. 1910; Road overpass DPG built ca. 1919
Railroads
- Illinois Terminal Railroad (IT; ITC)
- Illinois Traction System (ITS)
- Interurban
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 84.6 ft.
Deck width: 4.0 ft.
Also called
Wabash Bridge #119
Wabash/IT Overpass
Wabash - Van Dyke Street Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.84744, -88.96827   (decimal degrees)
39°50'51" N, 88°58'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/331609/4412678 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 80744 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1910 (1,158)
Built during 1910s (9,632)
Deck girder (5,744)
Girder (10,233)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (380)
Illinois (4,647)
Illinois Terminal Railroad (48)
Illinois Traction System (36)
Interurban (911)
Lost (24,725)
Lost 2018 (188)
 Lost during 2010s (3,283)
Macon County, Illinois (57)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,917)
Owned by railroad (12,421)
Plate girder (7,922)
Railroad (15,411)
Replaced by new bridge (16,573)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,668)
Through girder (3,810)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,584)
Wabash Railroad (571)

Update Log 

  • October 11, 2018: Updated by James Holzmeier: Updated status-bridge has been replaced

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