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Middle Fork River Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.391079,-87.989907

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Carries TR 320 over Middle fork Vermilion River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 182.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Middle fork Vermilion River on TR 320
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Champaign County

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Hazen Bridge

Status: Bypassed by a new bridge

Location: 40.252734,-88.383521

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Carries TR 85 over Sangamon River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 358.9 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet

Overview: Bypassed pratt through truss bridge over Sangamon River on TR 85
History: Built 1893; bypassed 1993
Built: 1893

Location: Champaign County

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View To Northwest From Floodplain

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View To Northwest From Terrace

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View To West Of East Approach

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View To Northeast

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View To East Of Raised West Approach

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View To Northeast Of West Approach Bents

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View To West Of Truss

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View To West Of South Truss And Caissons

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View Underneath To Northwest Of Southeast Panel Point And Floor

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View To Northeast Of Northwestern Panel Point And Portion Of Portal Bracing

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View Downward To West Of Southeast Panel Point

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1993

HAARGIS slide

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HAARGIS slide

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HAARGIS slide

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Homer Covered Bridge 13-10-02x

Status: collapsed and removed

Location: 40.055352,-87.959875

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Carries IL 49 over Salt Fork Vermilion River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Covered Howe Through Truss
Total Length: 132.0 Feet
Span Length: 132.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Covered Bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on IL 49 north of Homer
History: Built 1863, collasped on April 5, 1934
Built: 1863

Location: Champaign County

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Historic American Buildings Survey Chauncey Buck - Photographer - April 13,1934 View Of Ruins After Collapse On April 5, 1934.

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After collapse

Photo taken by A.G. Kistler in 1940

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Bridge can be seen in background

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Photo taken by A.G. Kistler on July 26, 1928

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Camp Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.095000,-88.443333

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Carries TR 22 over Camp Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Camp Creek on TR 22
History: replaced 1998
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Location: Champaign County

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Sangamon River Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.396544,-88.441760

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Carries TR 30A over Sangamon River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details:
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Sangamon River on TR 30A
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Location: Champaign County

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Penfield Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.327875,-87.932807

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Carries TR 49 over Middle Fork Vermilion River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on TR 49
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Location: Champaign County

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Spoon River Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.215508,-88.017260

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Carries TR 113B over Spoon River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details:
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Spoon River on TR 113B
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Location: Champaign County

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Upper Salt Fork Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.149442,-88.034056

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Carries TR 159 over Upper Salt Fork Drainage Ditch
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 5-panel pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 111.9 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Upper Salt Fork Drainage Ditch on TR 159
History: Built ca. 1900, replaced 1992
Built: 1900

Location: Champaign County

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Lease Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.127779,-88.080198

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Carries TR 181A over Saline Branch Drainage Ditch
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Saline Branch Drainage Ditch on TR 181A
History: Built 1920, replaced 1993
Built: 1920

Location: Champaign County

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East Lake Fork Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.056667,-88.385000

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Carries TR 225 over East Lake Fork Ditch
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over East Lake Fork Ditch on TR 225
History: replaced 1995
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Location: Champaign County

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Little Vermillion River Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 39.972511,-87.976710

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Carries TR 322 over Branch of Little Vermilion River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details:
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over a branch of Little Vermilion River on TR 322
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Location: Champaign County

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Sangamon River Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.253333,-88.383333

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Carries TR 85 over Sangamon River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 358.9 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Sangamon River on TR 85
History: Built 1899; replaced 1995
Built: 1899

Location: Champaign County

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Old Stone Arch Bridge

Status: Rebuilt

Location: 40.111510,-88.235809

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Carries Pedestrian Pathway over Boneyard Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Boneyard Creek on pedestrian pathway in Champaign
History: Built 1861, rebuilt 1984
Built: 1861

Location: Champaign County

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Old East Street Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 40.192257,-88.398237

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Carries a pedestrian trail (former East Street) over Sangamon River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 2-span pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Sangamon River on a pedestrian trail (former East Street) in Mahomet
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912

Location: Champaign County

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Lake of the Woods Covered Bridge 13-10-A

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.204116,-88.387612

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Carries Lake of the Woods County Park Road over Sangamon River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer deck with faux wooden Pratt through truss to give the appearance of a covered bridge.
Total Length: 140.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Covered bridge over Sangamon River on Lake of the Woods County Park Road in the Champaign County Forest Preserve
History: Built 1965
Built: 1965

Location: Champaign County

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The Lake of the Woods Covered Bridge is a replica covered bridge. The bridge, in reality, is a steel stringer bridge with a wooden top.

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Closeup of Steel Stringer Supports

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Wooden Fake Truss Members

One can see that the trusses do not actually support the bridge.

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Yes its a fake truss

I would have to say this is the most realistic non authentic covered bridge i have ever seen.

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Lake of the Woods Covered Bridge

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Little Golden Gate Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 40.199391,-88.380021

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Carries a pedestrian trail over Lake of the Woods
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire suspension
Total Length: 226.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wire suspension bridge over Lake of the Woods on a pedestrian trail in the Champaign County Forest Preserve
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960

Location: Champaign County

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182451

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182452

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Little Golden gate Bridge

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Illinois Traction - Homer Bridge

Status: Lost

Location: 40.055771,-87.958325

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Carries former Illinois Traction System over Salt Fork Vermilion River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on former Illinois Traction System north of Homer
History: Built ca. 1904
Built: ca. 1904

Location: Champaign County

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184763

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184764

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184765

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184766

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184767

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184800

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Close up of the bridge

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Bear Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 40.054836,-87.989054

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Carries County Road 1200 N over Salt Fork Vermilion River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on County Road 1200 N
History: Built Ca. 1895, replaced 1994
Built: ca.1895

Location: Champaign County

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185827

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185828

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Glover Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.112781,-88.013523

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Carries U.S. 150 over Union Pacific Railroad (former C&EI)
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 733.3 Feet
Span Length: 73.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on U.S. 150 east of St. Joseph
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Champaign County

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185847

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Some photos taken before the 1991 reconstruction.

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185848

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185849

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185850

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185851

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Spoon River Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 40.220433,-88.019404

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Carries Farm Road over Spoon River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Pinned Through Truss
Total Length: 90.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Spoon River on Farm Road
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Location: Champaign County

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I&I Antique Tractor & Gas Engine Club Truss Bridge

Status: In Storage Awaiting Placement Over Buck Creek

Location: 40.303352,-87.941671

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Carries Pedestrian/Golf Carts over Buck Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Unknown 40 foot steel span.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Bedstead Pony Truss Bridge over Buck Creek
History: Moved from unspecified location near Flatville, IL
Built:

Location: Champaign County

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497575

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497576

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497577

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497578

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497579

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497580

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497581

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497582

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St. Joseph Railroad Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians
Bridge is planned to become part of the 24.5 mile Urbana to Danville Kickapoo bike trail and be converted to a pedestrian bridge.

Location: 40.110872,-88.051448

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Carries former Conrail Railroad over Salt Fork Vermilion River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned Steel stringer bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on former Conrail Railroad at St. Joseph
History: Built ca. 1922?, abandoned ca. 1990's
Built: ca. 1922

Location: Champaign County

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272876

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Dick O'Neill, treasurer of the Champaign County Conservation and Design Foundation, rides his bike across the bridge.

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272874

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Looking roughly south

Bird's eye view from Bing Maps

272875

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Looking roughly north

Bird's eye view from Bing Maps

272898

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View from US150

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N&W - Champaign Branch Boneyard Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrian traffic

Location: 40.114784,-88.208448

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Carries Wabash, later N&W Railway over Boneyard Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Main span: Deck plate girder Approaches: Timber stringer
Total Length: 75.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Boneyard Creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway in Urbana
History: Built ca. 1910(?), abandoned ca. 1981
Built: ca. 1910

Location: Champaign County

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View from Race Street

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290443

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290444

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290445

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Looking south from parallel railroad culvert

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290446

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290447

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290532

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View from Race Street

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290533

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View from Race Street

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290534

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290535

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290536

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West approach

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290537

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View from Race Street

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290538

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Timber pile now covered in concrete

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290539

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Deck view from Race Street

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290540

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Looking east across Race Street

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290541

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View from railroad culvert

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290543

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View from Race Street

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290544

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New east abutment

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290545

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291107

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Panoramic view of Wabash and P&E bridges

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291108

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Deck view looking west

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291109

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Deck view looking east

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291110

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View of new Race Street Bridge from railroad bridge

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291111

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East end

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291112

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291113

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There is evidence of a builder's plate, but unfortunately it has been removed.

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New east abutment

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NS - Boneyard Creek Culvert

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.115001,-88.208668

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railroad over Boneyard Creek
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Boneyard Creek on Norfolk Southern Railroad in Urbana
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916

Location: Champaign County

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290546

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View from Race Street

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290547

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290548

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Close up of culvert

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290549

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Deck view, looking east

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291099

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Work is advancing on the Boneyard Creek Project.

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291100

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View from parallel Wabash trestle

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291101

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Looking west from the bridge toward the reconstruction of the Race Street crossing

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Looking northeast from the deck

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291103

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Deck view looking east

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291104

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The only train that runs on this line, known as the "Urbana Local", runs only about 3-4 times a month to the Solo Cup plant in Urbana.

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291105

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This particular train was pulling four cars

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #1326 - Sangamon River

Status: Open to rail traffic

Location: 40.389247,-88.414756

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Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Sangamon River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder w/7 concrete approach spans on south (railroad "west") side
Total Length: 187.5 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sangamon River on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original 157' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1924 with this TPG span; 7 concrete approach spans erected 1925
Built: 1916

Location: Champaign County

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498067

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498068

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498069

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498070

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498071

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498072

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American Bridge Co 1916

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498073

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498074

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #1325

Status: Open to rail traffic

Location: 40.397682,-88.409867

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Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unnamed Sangamon River Tributary
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 43.5 Feet
Span Length: 14.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Sangamon River Trib on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original 13' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1879; replaced 1932 with this bridge
Built: 1932

Location: Champaign County

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498061

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #462.75 - Vine St. Subway

Status: Demolished

Location: 40.114223,-88.205029

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Carries Wabash Railroad over Vine St.
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer bridge on pile trestles
Total Length: 113.3 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Vine St. on Wabash Railroad
History: Original bridge at this location built 1933; removed 1981 account of line abandonment
Built: 1933

Location: Champaign County

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #471 - Boneyard Creek

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 40.121246,-88.237571

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Carries Wabash, later N&W Railway over Boneyard Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel (iron) stringer on piles
Total Length: 26.0 Feet
Span Length: 26.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W Railway
History: Original 26' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1881; replaced 1888 with this bridge
Built: 1881

Location: Champaign County

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #31

Status: Open to rail traffic

Location: 40.036564,-87.939249

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Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unnamed drainage ditch
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Through plate girder bridge w/concrete floor & abutments (two tracks)
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through girder bridge over Unnamed drainage ditch on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922

Location: Champaign County

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #34 - Veazel Ditch

Status: Open to rail traffic

Location: 40.032824,-87.978010

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Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Veazel Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Concrete deck on "old steel stringers", per Wabash documents
Total Length: 32.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Veazel Ditch on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905

Location: Champaign County

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #38

Status: Open to rail traffic

Location: 40.030074,-88.006519

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Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unknown ditch
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 17.7 Feet
Span Length: 16.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Unknown ditch on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Champaign County

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #39

Status: Open to rail traffic

Location: 40.029081,-88.016823

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Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unknown ditch
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 35.6 Feet
Span Length: 17.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Unknown ditch on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910

Location: Champaign County

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NS/UP Overpass

Status: Open to rail traffic

Location: 40.025179,-88.057176

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Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Through plate girder bridge w/masonry abutments
Total Length: 45.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through girder bridge over Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1904
Built: 1904

Location: Champaign County

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WAB - Salt Creek Bridge

Status: Open to rail traffic

Location: 40.023727,-88.071954

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Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Salt Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: "Concrete slabs (1912) on old I-beams (from 1905)", per Wabash documents
Total Length: 16.7 Feet
Span Length: 16.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Salt Creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1905
Built: 1905

Location: Champaign County

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #46

Status: Open to rail traffic

Location: 40.023049,-88.078898

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Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unknown creek
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 62.2 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914

Location: Champaign County

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Unknown Middle Fork Bridge

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Location: 40.397641,-88.006675

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Carries over Middle Fork Vermillion River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Middle Fork Vermillion River
History:
Built:

Location: Champaign County

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US 150 Sangamon River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.191630,-88.399900

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Carries US 150 over Sangamon River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Sangamon River on US 150
History:
Built:

Location: Champaign County

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US 150 Sangamon River Bridge

The Pantagraph: March 6 1977

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US 150 Sangamon River Bridge

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CN - E University Avenue Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 40.116307,-88.240358

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Carries Canadian National Railroad over E. University Avenue
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 163.1 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over E. University Avenue on Canadian National Railroad
History:
Built: 1900

Location: Champaign County

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Wabash - Rush Branch Tributary Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 40.032813,-88.092592

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Carries Wabash Railroad over Tributary of Rush Branch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Tributary of Rush Branch on Wabash Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Champaign County

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Garfield Street Pony Truss

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 40.033317,-88.091780

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Carries Garfield Street over Tributary of Rush Branch
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Tributary of Rush Branch on Garfield Street
History:
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Location: Champaign County

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Illinois Central Sangamon River Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 40.318375,-88.325296

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Carries Abandoned Illinois Central RR over Sangamon River
Design: unknown
Design Details: Timber stringer??
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned bridge over Sangamon River on Abandoned Illinois Central RR just E of Fisher
History:
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Location: Champaign County

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FFG&C Wildcat Slough Bridge

Status: Open

Location: 40.318557,-88.296266

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Carries Fisher Farmers Grain & Coal RR over Wildcat Slough
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Wildcat Slough on Fisher Farmers Grain & Coal RR
History:
Built:

Location: Champaign County

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NS - Lone Tree Creek

Status: Open

Location: 40.357893,-88.433917

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Carries Norfollk Southern Rwy over Lone Tree Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Lone Tree Creek on Norfollk Southern Rwy
History:
Built:

Location: Champaign County

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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