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Old Valley City bridge

Wabash RR photo

License: Released into public domain

BH Photo #301901

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Illinois River on former Wabash Railroad in Valley City
Location: Valley City, Scott County, Illinois, and Pike County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by new bridge just down stream from the original.
History: Original bridge at this location built 1880, original spans replaced 1920/21; replaced by a new bridge 1959
Railroad: - Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design: 1 pony plate girder approach span
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 434.4 ft.
Total length: 1,602.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 29.0 ft.
Also called: Wabash Railroad Bridge #508
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.70660, -90.64524 (decimal degrees)
39°42'24" N, 90°38'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/701869/4397844 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Griggsville
Inventory number: BH 38215 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 9, 2016: New photo from James Holzmeier
January 7, 2015: Merged duplicate pages
December 15, 2014: Updated by James Holzmeier: Added Wabash bridge number, dimensions, line drawing & data sheet
October 16, 2014: New photo from James Holzmeier
October 16, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
October 13, 2014: New photo from James Holzmeier
February 26, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Added GPS coordinates
July 17, 2009: Updated by Jeremy Ruble
November 23, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
August 24, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

First Valley City Rail Bridge

Posted July 17, 2009, by John B. (bridgefan [at] hotmail [dot] com)

It would nice to post what was updated. I think certain people just want their name on every railroad bridge.