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TZPR - Kickapoo Creek Bridge

Peoria County, Illinois

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TZPR Kickapoo Creek Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2015

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BH Photo #332835

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Tazewell & Peoria Railroad
Location
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1915
Railroads
- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W)
- Peoria & Pekin Union Railway (PPU)
- Tazewell & Peoria Railroad (TZPR)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 155.0 ft.
Total length: 325.0 ft.
Also called
PP&U - Kickapoo Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.65402, -89.64268   (decimal degrees)
40°39'14" N, 89°38'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/276575/4503708 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Peoria West
Inventory number
BH 51373 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (826)
A-frame portal (520)
Bartonville, Illinois (6)
Built 1915 (1,264)
Built during 1910s (10,020)
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (76)
Have street view (29,250)
Illinois (4,947)
Kickapoo Creek (29)
Open (41,014)
Owned by railroad (13,570)
Peoria & Pekin Union Railway (7)
 Peoria County, Illinois (93)
Peoria, Illinois (36)
Pin-connected (4,879)
Pratt through truss (6,130)
Pratt truss (10,407)
Railroad (16,523)
Riveted (2,570)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Tazewell & Peoria Railroad (3)
Through truss (17,233)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,545)
Truss (35,991)

Update Log 

  • April 13, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Riveted"
  • April 12, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 19, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 8, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 9, 2013: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • October 20, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Changed name
  • February 21, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Tazewell & Peoria Railroad"

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