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UP - Shelbyville Bridge

Shelby County, Illinois

Photos 

Kaskaskia River Union Pacific Bridge

Photo taken by Skip Gatermann in April 2009

BH Photo #137229

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt deck truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Union Pacific Railroad in Shelbyville
Location
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1891; Strengthened 1916 using parts from the 1892 CEI Okaw River Bridge
Builders
- Kelly-Atkinson Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois (1916 Strengthening)
- Strobel Steel Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois (1916 Strengthening)
Railroads
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad (CEI)
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Steel stringer with one Pratt deck truss span
Dimensions
Total length: 1,400.0 ft.
Also called
C&EI - Kaskaskia River Bridge
C&EI - Shelbyville Bridge
MoPac - Kaskaskia River Bridge
MoPac - Shelbyville Bridge
UP - Kaskaskia River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.40353, -88.78707   (decimal degrees)
39°24'13" N, 88°47'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/346132/4363081 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Shelbyville
Inventory number
BH 41933 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
Beam (17,486)
Built 1891 (262)
Built during 1890s (3,422)
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad (57)
Deck truss (2,081)
Have street view (30,587)
Illinois (5,123)
Kaskaskia River (38)
Kelly-Atkinson Construction Co. (21)
Missouri Pacific Railroad (425)
Open (41,560)
Owned by railroad (14,330)
 Pratt deck truss (437)
Pratt truss (10,914)
Railroad (17,179)
Shelby County, Illinois (53)
Shelbyville, Illinois (9)
Steel Trestle (153)
Steel stringer (6,967)
Strobel Steel Construction Co. (28)
Tall Bridges (327)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,063)
Truss (38,697)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,531)

Update Log 

  • August 11, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 23, 2020: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
  • December 27, 2016: New photos from David Huffman
  • January 21, 2014: New photos from Jacob P. Bernard
  • January 6, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected build date based on historical infor from local historical society
  • May 9, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Alternate name, Built date and length
  • January 8, 2010: New photo from Robert Stephenson
  • April 19, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: railroad company
  • April 18, 2009: New photo from Skip Gatermann
  • April 11, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: add categories
  • March 29, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey

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UP - Shelbyville Bridge
Posted December 13, 2018, by George Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Thought so,luke.I realized that after I looked at the other post.

UP - Shelbyville Bridge
Posted December 13, 2018, by Luke

Yes.

UP - Shelbyville Bridge
Posted December 13, 2018, by George Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Is this the CEI-Shelbyville bridge because CEI is mentioned.

Kaskaskia River Railroad Bridge
Posted April 20, 2009, by Heidi Pratt (heidibug34209 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I took some pictures of this gorgeous trestle over the weekend of April 18/19, 2009. I would like to know how long it is, and when it was constructed, if possible.