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Bloomer Line - Henline Creek Bridge

McLean County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in January 2020

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BH Photo #465290

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Henline Creek on Bloomers Shipping Connecting Railroad
Location
McLean County, Illinois
Status
Open
History
Built 1910
Railroads
- Bloomer Line (BLOL)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 34.0 ft.
Total length: 77.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.59520, -88.49888   (decimal degrees)
40°35'43" N, 88°29'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/373171/4494901 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87929 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,872)
Bloomer Line (8)
Built 1910 (1,206)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Illinois (4,927)
Illinois Central Railroad (623)
McLean County, Illinois (65)
 Open (40,960)
Owned by railroad (13,492)
Railroad (16,452)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,216)
Steel stringer (6,708)
Timber stringer (4,317)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,780)

Update Log 

  • January 29, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from IC Track Profile
  • January 26, 2020: New photos from Steve Conro

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