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IC - Mackinaw River Bridge

McLean County, Illinois

Photos 

Mackinaw River Bridge

Woodford County Historical Society

BH Photo #439527

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pratt deck truss bridge over Mackinaw River on Abandoned Illinois Central Railway
Location
McLean County, Illinois
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1898, Approaches Added 1902
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pratt deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 157.0 ft.
Total length: 450.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.66300, -89.00274   (decimal degrees)
40°39'47" N, 89°00'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/330706/4503276 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
El Paso
Inventory number
BH 67963 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,374)
8-panel truss (512)
Abandoned (3,927)
Built 1898 (329)
Built during 1890s (3,192)
Deck girder (6,303)
Deck truss (1,925)
Girder (11,169)
Illinois (4,929)
Illinois Central Railroad (625)
Mackinaw River (24)
 McLean County, Illinois (65)
Owned privately (1,928)
Pin-connected (4,696)
Plate girder (8,724)
Pratt deck truss (405)
Pratt truss (10,297)
Railroad (16,457)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,419)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,509)
Truss (35,456)

Update Log 

  • January 4, 2020: New photo from Thomas Dyrek
  • December 18, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • June 8, 2015: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Thomas Dyrek
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IC - Mackinaw River Bridge
Posted December 18, 2018, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Luke ! I emailed John about this.