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BNSF - Big Nemaha River Bridge (Tecumseh)

Johnson County, Nebraska

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Street View 

Description 

Rated at 150 tons, Being replaced by a plate girder span with a 415 ton rating

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Big Nemaha River on Railroad (BNSF)
Location
Tecumseh, Johnson County, Nebraska
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1907
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Pin connected Pratt truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 204.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.36630, -96.20187   (decimal degrees)
40°21'59" N, 96°12'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/737581/4472172 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tecumseh
Inventory number
BH 59757 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,526)
Built 1907 (721)
Built during 1900s (7,361)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (540)
Have street view (27,196)
Johnson County, Nebraska (26)
Lost (25,497)
Lost 2014 (369)
Lost during 2010s (3,383)
 Nebraska (1,646)
Owned by railroad (12,647)
Railroad (15,761)
Replaced by new bridge (17,196)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,251)
Tecumseh, Nebraska (1)
Through truss (15,332)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,298)
Truss (33,221)

Update Log 

  • October 4, 2014: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added dates and specs.
  • February 17, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
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BNSF Big Nemaha River Bridge (Tecumseh)
Posted October 4, 2014, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Doomed!:

http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/tecu...