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BLOL - Mackinaw River Bridge

McLean County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in January 2020

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BH Photo #465296

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Description 

Hard to see in photo but the whole structure is bowed towards the downstream direction. Heavy debris field and in trees at 6-8' high upstream side.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Mackinaw River on Bloomer Line
Location
Colfax, McLean County, Illinois
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1923
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Bloomer Line (BLOL)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 30.0 ft.
Total length: 353.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.56577, -88.62300   (decimal degrees)
40°33'57" N, 88°37'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/362608/4491821 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87930 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,926)
American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Beam (16,871)
Bloomer Line (8)
Built 1923 (641)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Colfax, Illinois (2)
Illinois (4,927)
Illinois Central Railroad (623)
 Mackinaw River (24)
McLean County, Illinois (65)
Owned by railroad (13,486)
Railroad (16,447)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,216)
Steel stringer (6,707)
Timber stringer (4,317)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,505)

Update Log 

  • January 26, 2020: New photos from Steve Conro

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