Illinois Terminal/Wabash Overpass

Photos 

Bridge #S-62.8

Photographer unknown; courtesy IT Historical Society

Enlarge

BH Photo #314492

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wabash, later N&W Railway on Illinois Terminal Railroad

Location

Bement, Piatt County, Illinois

Status

Removed but not replaced account of IT line abandonment

History

Built 1928-9; Removed 1955

Railroads

- Illinois Terminal Railroad (IT; ITC)
- Interurban
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)

Design

Pony plate girder on masonry abutments

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 17.2 ft.
Total length: 85.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.6 ft.

Also called

Illinois Terminal Railway bridge
Illinois Terminal Railway Bridge #S-62.8
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1425A

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.92393, -88.57963   (decimal degrees)
39°55'26" N, 88°34'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/365010/4420508 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Bement

Inventory number

BH 65247 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 25, 2015: Updated by James Holzmeier: Added images & plans of bridge
• January 3, 2015: New Street View added by James Holzmeier

Related Bridges 

• Illinois Traction/Wabash Overpass (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• James Holzmeier - wabashry [at] gmail [dot] com

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