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KCS - Hall Street Bridge (Pearl, IL)

Pike County, Illinois

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KCS Hall Street Bridge

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Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2016

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BH Photo #357328

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Hall Street on Kansas City Southern Railway
Location
Pearl, Pike County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gateway Western Railroad (GWWR)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 30.0 ft.
Total length: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.45960, -90.62789   (decimal degrees)
39°27'35" N, 90°37'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/704081/4370466 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pearl West
Inventory number
BH 72576 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,674)
Built 1927 (894)
Built during 1920s (10,285)
Chicago & Alton Railroad (94)
Gateway Western Railroad (36)
Girder (11,238)
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (118)
Illinois (4,947)
Illinois Central Railroad (629)
Kansas City Southern Railway (228)
 Open (41,014)
Owned by railroad (13,593)
Pearl, Illinois (3)
Pike County, Illinois (105)
Plate girder (8,783)
Railroad (16,551)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,281)
Through girder (4,215)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,563)

Update Log 

  • November 18, 2017: New photos from David Huffman
  • June 28, 2016: New photos from John Marvig
  • June 23, 2016: Added by John Marvig

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