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NS - IL121 Overpass

Macon County, Illinois

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Overview
Pony plate girder bridge over IL 121 on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1943
Railroads
- Illinois Terminal Railroad (IT; ITC)
- Illinois Traction System (ITS)
- Interurban
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Pony plate girder
wooden support
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.5 ft.
Total length: 107.0 ft.
Also called
N&W - IL121 Overpass
ITS - IL121 Overpass
ITR - IL121 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.86292, -88.92680   (decimal degrees)
39°51'47" N, 88°55'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/335195/4414319 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Decatur
Land survey
T. 16 N., R. 2 E., Sec. 12
Inventory number
BH 67984 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,880)
Built 1943 (132)
Built during 1940s (4,233)
Decatur, Illinois (36)
Girder (11,169)
Have street view (28,893)
Illinois (4,929)
Illinois Terminal Railroad (48)
Illinois Traction System (37)
Interurban (998)
Macon County, Illinois (57)
 Norfolk & Western Railway (636)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,093)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,455)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Through girder (4,189)
Timber stringer (4,318)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,375)

Update Log 

  • October 10, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added categories "Illinois Terminal Railroad", "Illinois Traction System", "Interurban", "Norfolk Southern Railway", "Norfolk & Western Railway"
  • June 10, 2015: Added by Elliott Johnson

Sources 

  • Elliott Johnson - elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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