Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 39.723333,-89.102500
Carries Archery Club Road (TR 32) over Mosquito Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 71.1 Feet
Span Length: 70.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Mosquito Creek on Archery Club Road (TR 32), 1.9 mi. northeast of Blue Mound
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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132271
Photo taken by Dale Travis
Status: Replaced by new concrete bridge December 2008.
Location: 39.980556,-88.796389
Carries Newburg Road (TR 23) over Friends Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 101.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Friends Creek on Newburg Road (TR 23), 1.0 mi. east of Argenta
History: Built 1898
Built: 1898
Location: Macon County
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112785
Photo taken by Dale Travis
112786
Photo taken by Dale Travis
133691
New concrete bridge
This picture says it all... Lost at the age of 110.
Photo taken by Wes Worsham
Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.976667,-89.072778
Carries Poland Road (TR 17) over South Fork Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 70.8 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over South Fork Creek on Poland Road (TR 17), 3.2 mi. north of Warrensburg
History: Replaced 2002
Built:
Location: Macon County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.961667,-89.114444
Carries West Wise Road (CH 54) over South Fork Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 96.1 Feet
Span Length: 95.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over South Fork Creek on West Wise Road (CH 54), 3.6 mi. northwest of Warrensbrg
History: Replaced 2005
Built:
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.862740,-88.879932
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Lake Decatur
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Multiple closed-spandrel concrete arch. Four skew arch spans carrying two railroad tracks.
Total Length: 610.2 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel concrete arch bridge over Lake Decatur on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1907; Renewed 1943 (per Wabash RR documents)
Built: 1907
Location: Macon County
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153164
South Elevation
Photo taken by Dale Travis
307670
Decatur, IL Wabash bridge
Photographer unknown
309424
Decatur bridge document
Wabash RR document detailing improvements to the bridge during World War II.
309425
Decatur bridge photograph
Wabash RR photo
Photographer unknown
339543
From Railway Gazette Volume 44
Plans
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
339544
From Railway Gazette Volume 44
Construction Shot
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
438752
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.040000,-89.133333
Carries TR 22 over Lake Fork Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 37.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Lake Fork Creek on TR 22
History: Built 1900; replaced 1993
Built: 1900
Location: Macon County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 39.913652,-88.828551
Carries Coulter's Mill Road over Sangamon River (Lake Decatur)
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Camelback Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Camelback through truss bridge over Sangamon River (Lake Decatur) on a closed section of Coulter's Mill Road
History: Built at a cost of $16,000
Built: 1903
Location: Macon County
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182108
Overview
Photo taken by James McCray
182109
Photo taken by James McCray
182110
Photo taken by James McCray
182111
Photo taken by James McCray
182112
Photo taken by James McCray
182113
Photo taken by James McCray
182114
Photo taken by James McCray
182115
Photo taken by James McCray
182116
Photo taken by James McCray
182117
Photo taken by James McCray
182118
Photo taken by James McCray
182119
Photo taken by James McCray
182120
Photo taken by James McCray
182121
Photo taken by James McCray
182122
Photo taken by James McCray
182123
Photo taken by James McCray
182124
Photo taken by James McCray
182125
Photo taken by James McCray
182126
Photo taken by James McCray
182127
Photo taken by James McCray
182128
Photo taken by James McCray
182129
Photo taken by James McCray
182130
Photo taken by James McCray
182131
Photo taken by James McCray
182132
Photo taken by James McCray
182133
Photo taken by James McCray
182134
Photo taken by James McCray
182135
Photo taken by James McCray
182136
Photo taken by James McCray
182137
Photo taken by James McCray
182138
Photo taken by James McCray
182139
Photo taken by James McCray
182140
Photo taken by James McCray
182141
Photo taken by James McCray
182142
Photo taken by James McCray
182143
Photo taken by James McCray
182421
Photo taken by J.P.
182422
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182423
Photo taken by J.P.
182424
Photo taken by J.P.
182425
Photo taken by J.P.
182426
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182427
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182428
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182429
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182430
Photo taken by J.P.
443123
Nesbitt Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: September 25 1967
Status: Open to pedestrians only. Earthen fill is missing, but pathway crosses concrete arch.
Location: 39.829262,-88.911528
Carries Hiking Trail over Unnamed creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch. One lane. Earthen fill has washed away, exposing top of concrete arch.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Unnamed creek on Hiking Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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241505
South End, Looking North
Earthen fill severely eroded, exposing top of arch structure.
Photo taken by Wes Worsham in September 2012
241506
Interior of bridge, Looking West
Photo taken by Wes Worsham in September 2012
241511
West side, Looking North
Broken retaining wall on West side of North abutment.
Photo taken by Wes Worsham in September 2012
241510
West side of bridge, Looking South
Broken retaining wall on West side of North abutment.
Photo taken by Wes Worsham in September 2012
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.851560,-88.926334
Carries IL Rt. 121/N. 22nd St. over Wabash Railroad Decatur Yard
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 3140.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Wabash Railroad Decatur Yard on IL Rt. 121/N. 22nd St.
History: Built 1928; Replaced 1992
Built: 1928
Location: Macon County
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442106
A.E. Staley Viaduct
During Construction in 1928
Harold and Review: January 24 2018
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.847344,-88.992263
Carries Wabash Railroad over Stevens Creek
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 227.3 Feet
Span Length: 116.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Stevens Creek on Wabash Railroad
History: Original 116' iron deck truss bridge at this location built 1888; replaced by this bridge 1922; replaced by a new bridge in 1960
Built: 1922
Location: Macon County
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307529
Wabash Railroad Bridge #123 (old)
Wabash RR drawing
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.847348,-88.992263
Carries Railroad over Stevens Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder on masonry T-abutments (old masonry abutments from 1922 bridge, covered with concrete)
Total Length: 227.3 Feet
Span Length: 39.3 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Stevens Creek on Wabash, later N&W, Railroad
History: Built 1960 to replace the second of three different spans at this location
Built: 1960
Location: Macon County
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308680
Wabash Bridge #123 (new)
West abutment. This is the original masonry abutment from the 1922 bridge, covered with concrete.
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in November 2014
308681
Wabash Railroad Bridge #123 (new)
Pier supports
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in November 2014
308682
Wabash Railroad Bridge #123 (new)
Steel stringers
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in November 2014
308683
Wabash Railroad Bridge #123 (new)
Panoramic shot; view looking north from US Hwy 36
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in November 2014
Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.841663,-88.972736
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over N. Oakland Ave.
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bridge w/concrete deck, piers & abutments; decorative fluting on piers
Total Length: 90.1 Feet
Span Length: 53.7 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Oakland Ave. on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Macon County
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310039
Wabash Railroad Bridge #702B
Photo taken by James Holzmeier ca. 1999
310040
Wabash Railroad Bridge #702B
Photo taken by James Holzmeier ca. 1999
317454
Wabash Railroad Bridge #702B
New Wabash passenger diesel #1000 poses on top of Bridge #702B in a late 1940's publicity shot
Wabash RR photo
Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.841085,-88.973302
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over W. Main St.
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bridge w/concrete deck, piers & abutments; decorative fluting on piers
Total Length: 87.0 Feet
Span Length: 53.7 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over W. Main St. on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Macon County
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310069
Wabash Railroad Bridge #702C
Photo taken by James Holzmeier
310070
Wabash Railroad Bridge #702C
Photo taken by James Holzmeier
Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.837999,-88.975070
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Abandoned street (W. Decatur St.)
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 51.0 Feet
Span Length: 17.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Abandoned street (W. Decatur St.) on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.836977,-88.975368
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over W. Forest Ave.
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 48.8 Feet
Span Length: 17.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over W. Forest Ave. on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Macon County
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315077
Wabash Railroad Bridge #702F
View looking east
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in February 2015
315078
Wabash Railroad Bridge #702F
View looking NE
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in February 2015
315079
Wabash Railroad Bridge #702F
View looking west
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in February 2015
315080
Wabash Railroad Bridge #702F
Underside
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in February 2015
Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.834479,-88.976101
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Sunset Ave.
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bridge with 44' concrete slab approaches on both sides
Total Length: 133.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Sunset Ave. on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original 96' pile trestle built 1893; replaced 1927 with this bridge
Built: 1927
Location: Macon County
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315081
Wabash Railroad Bridge #703
View looking east
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in February 2015
315082
Wabash Railroad Bridge #703
Underside
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in February 2015
315083
Wabash Railroad Bridge #703
View looking west
Photo taken by James Holzmeier in February 2015
Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.830402,-88.977377
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Sangamon River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 5-span deck plate girder bridge w/concrete slab approaches on both sides
Total Length: 1062.2 Feet
Span Length: 106.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Sangamon River on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original bridge built 1800s; bridge rebuilt 1927 to handle longer/heavier trains
Built: 1927
Location: Macon County
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345248
Wabash Railroad Bridge #705
St. Louis Bridge after rebuild
Wabash RR photo
345249
Wabash Railroad Bridge #705
St. Louis Bridge during rebuild
Wabash RR photo
345250
Wabash Railroad Bridge #705
Original "St. Louis Bridge" before rebuilding
Wabash RR photo
Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.858637,-88.897955
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Brush College Rd. & connector track
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bridge w/concrete abutments
Total Length: 43.5 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Brush College Rd. on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Macon County
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442043
Brush College Road Overpass
The Decatur Daily Review: April 26 1951
Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.848002,-88.940577
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Jasper St.
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Jasper St. on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.847541,-88.956032
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over N. Main St.
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bridge on concrete abutments
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over N. Main St. on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: Macon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.845594,-88.967558
Carries Wabash, later N&W Railway over Eldorado St. (Old US Hwy. 36)
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder bridge on masonry/concrete abutments
Total Length: 84.4 Feet
Span Length: 79.4 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Eldorado St. (Old US Hwy. 36) on Wabash, later N&W Railway
History: Original bridge at this location built 1896; replaced in N&W era by a new Pony/through girder bridge
Built: 1896
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.716706,-89.105986
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unnamed drainage ditch
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder (2 light & 1 heavy girder originally from Wabash Railroad Bridge #89, Decatur Div.
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Unnamed drainage ditch on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original 99' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1888 with a 96' pile trestle; replaced 1915 with this bridge
Built: 1915
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.723411,-89.098135
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Mosquito Creek
Design: girder/pony
Design Details: Through plate girder
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through girder bridge over Mosquito Creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original 161' pile trestle built 1881; replaced 1892 by a 160' pile trestle; replaced 1916 by this bridge
Built: 1916
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.744891,-89.073040
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unknown creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original 25' pile trestle Bridge #719 built 1880; replaced 1888 with a 32' pile trestle; replaced 1900 with a deck plate girder bridge; replaced 1906 with this bridge and renamed Bridge #719A
Built: 1906
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.750958,-89.065905
Carries Wabash Railroad over County road
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder on cut stone & poured concrete abutments
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over County road on Wabash Railroad
History: Original 73' pile trestle Bridge #718 built 1881; replaced 1888 with an 80' pile trestle; replaced 1900 with deck plate girder bridge; adjacent span erected 1906, numbered Bridge #718.5
Built: 1906
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 39.752534,-89.064073
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unknown ditch
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Unknown ditch on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original 73' pile trestle Bridge #718 built 1881; replaced 1888 with an 80' pile trestle; replaced 1900 with deck plate girder bridge; adjacent span erected 1906, renumbered Bridge #718A
Built: 1906
Location: Macon County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.862795,-88.879710
Carries Wabash Railroad over Sangamon River
Design: truss/deck/whipple
Design Details: Whipple deck truss
Total Length: 484.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Sangamon River on Wabash Railroad
History: Built 1884; Replaced 1907; At least on span is known to have been modified & relocated in 1910
Built: 1884
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.862923,-88.926799
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over IL 121
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
wooden support
Total Length: 107.0 Feet
Span Length: 50.5 Feet
Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over IL 121 on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built 1943
Built: 1943
Location: Macon County
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Status: Removed
Location: 39.863823,-88.878229
Carries Illinois Terminal Railroad over Lake Decatur
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Decatur on Illinois Terminal Railroad
History: Built ca. 1905; Removed ca. 1982
Built: 1905
Location: Macon County
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459753
Illinois Terminal - Lake Decatur Bridge
Photo from Industrial Blogspot
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.735631,-89.043389
Carries Dummermuth Road (TR 253) over Mosquito Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.3 Feet
Overview: Concrete girder bridge over Mosquito Creek on Dummermuth Road (TR 253)
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.950564,-89.116147
Carries Il 121(Fap 320) over South Fork Lake Fork Tributary
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.3 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over South Fork Lake Fork Tributary on Il 121(Fap 320)
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Macon County
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Status: No longer exists; Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.829952,-88.977243
Carries Wabash Railroad over Sangamon River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt Deck truss bridge over Sangamon River on Wabash Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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438943
Wabash - St. Louis Bridge (Old)
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
442107
Wabash - St. Louis Bridge (Old)
Decatur Public Library
Status: No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
Location: 39.834440,-88.910830
Carries over Lake Decatur
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Lake Decatur
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: Macon County
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442108
Nelson Park Bridge
The Decatur Herald : June 17 1940
442109
Nelson Park Bridge
During Construction
Decatur Public Library
442110
Nelson Park Bridge
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.847438,-88.968274
Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Van Dyke Street
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 84.6 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cole Creek on River Trail
History: Original through plate girder built ca. 1910; Road overpass DPG built ca. 1919
Built: 1910
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 39.844394,-88.996948
Carries Stevens Creek Bikeway over Stevens Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Stevens Creek on Stevens Creek Bikeway
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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456419
Stevens Creek Bikeway - Fairview Park Trestle
Photo taken by Richard Koening in 2018
Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.820336,-88.926005
Carries over Sangamon River
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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431826
1906 view
Photo uploaded by Art S.
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.811789,-88.981744
Carries Taylor Rd(Fau 7426 over Spring Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 52.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Spring Creek on Taylor Rd(Fau 7426
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.842697,-88.948317
Carries Ic Rr over Prairie St(Fau 7385)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Prairie St(Fau 7385) on IC RR
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to traffic
scheduled to be replaced with a four lane highway as part of a city bypass project called the macon county beltway.
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/construction-has-finally-started-on-the-macon-county-beltway-what/article_15bfbecd-6863-55d4-bc44-a06e0743f51c.html
Location: 39.882694,-88.864014
Carries Fau 7355 over Lake Decatur
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 299.9 Feet
Span Length: 60.7 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Lake Decatur on Fau 7355
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.836242,-88.913225
Carries Csx Rr over Lake Shore Dr(U 7390
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Lake Shore Dr on Csx Rr
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to traffic
scheduled to be demolished as part of a county wide highway project called the macon county beltway
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/construction-has-finally-started-on-the-macon-county-beltway-what/article_15bfbecd-6863-55d4-bc44-a06e0743f51c.html
Location: 39.882764,-88.861231
Carries Fau 7355(Ch 24) over Lake Decatur
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 171.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Lake Decatur on Fau 7355(Ch 24)
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.823931,-88.961011
Carries ICRR over Fap 714 (Old IL 105)
Design: other
Design Details: Other
Total Length: 119.8 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Fap 714 (Old IL 105) on IC RR
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.825362,-88.956057
Carries over Sangamon River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Covered Bridge over Sangamon River
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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439036
Covered Bridge
Macon County History & Genealogy
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.820336,-88.926005
Carries Lost Bridge Road over Sangamon River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss over Sangamon River on Lost Bridge Road
History: Built ?; Removed ca. 1919 due to the construction of Lake Decatur; New bridge built 1921
Built:
Location: Macon County
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439174
Lost Bridge
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
439175
Lost Bridge
Newspaper Article
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.820336,-88.926005
Carries Lost Bridge Road over Decatur Lake
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Decatur Lake on Lost Bridge Road
History: Built 1921; Replaced 1961
Built: 1921
Location: Macon County
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442105
Lost Bridge (Old)
Mattoon Journal Gazette: November 3 1961
442248
Lost Bridge (Old)
The Decatur Herald: June 17 1940
Status: No longer exists
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries US 36 over Sangamon River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Whipple rhrough truss bridge
History:
Built: 1884
Location: Macon County
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439579
Cow Ford Bridge
Decatur Public Library
510999
Cow Ford Bridge
Herald & Review: June 4 1966
511000
Cow Ford Bridge
Decatur Daily Republican: January 7 1884
Status: Collapsed
Location: 39.843610,-89.001660
Carries over Stevens Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Stevens Creek
History:
Built: 1918
Location: Macon County
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440229
Stevens Creek Bridge
L. Roger Turner, The Decatur Daily Review, March 24 1960
440230
Stevens Creek Bridge
L. Roger Turner, The Decatur Daily Review, March 24 1960
440231
Stevens Creek Bridge
The Decatur Herald: March 24 1960
440232
Stevens Creek Bridge
L. Roger Turner, The Decatur Herald, March 24 1960
440233
Stevens Creek Bridge
L. Roger Turner, The Decatur Herald, March 24 1960
440234
Stevens Creek Bridge
The Decatur Herald: March 26 1960
440235
Stevens Creek Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: March 26 1960
440236
Stevens Creek Bridge
The Decatur Herald: March 31 1960
442253
Stevens Creek Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: March 24 1960
Status: No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
Location: 39.835830,-88.952770
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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442042
IC - Franklin Street Overpass
The Decatur Harold & Review: December 28 1962
Status: Demolished
Location: 39.825830,-88.944440
Carries over Sangamon River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 215.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Sangamon River
History: Built 1881
Built: 1881
Location: Macon County
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442092
Maffit Bridge
Herald and Review: August 21 2000
442093
Maffit Bridge
Description of bridge
The Decatur Herald: December 7 1881
457253
Maffit Bridge
Article
The Decatur Herald: November 10 1921
Status: No longer exists.
Location: 39.851940,-88.882770
Carries over Lake Decatur
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Camelback through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Lake Decatur
History:
Built: 1916
Location: Macon County
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442096
Williams Street Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: November 13 1970
442097
Williams Street Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: November 13 1970
442098
Williams Street Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: November 13 1970
442099
Williams Street Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: November 13 1970
442100
Williams Street Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: November 13 1970
442245
Williams Street Bridge
The Decatur Herald: October 10 1963
443095
Williams Street Bridge
The Decatur Herald: October 25 1963
443096
Williams Street Bridge
The Decatur Herald: October 25 1963
443097
Williams Street Bridge
The Decatur Herald: October 10 1963
443098
Williams Street Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: November 13 1970
Status: Collapsed
Location: 39.857770,-89.003330
Carries over Stevens Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Stevens Creek
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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442224
Stevens Creek Bridge
Dixon Evening Telegraph: September 15 1956
442225
Stevens Creek Bridge
The Decatur Herald: September 14 1956
442226
Stevens Creek Bridge
Decatur Daily Review: September 14 1956
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 39.891940,-88.930270
Carries East Mound Road over Spring Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Spring Creek
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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442246
Spring Creek Bridge
The Decatur Herald: December 27 1963
472287
Spring Creek Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: December 26 1963
472288
Spring Creek Bridge
The Decatur Daily Review: December 26 1963
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 39.911059,-88.829343
Carries Coulter's Mill Road over Sangamon River (Lake Decatur)
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 (Lake Decatur) on Coulter's Mill Road
History: Closed to traffic in 1967; demolished 1977
Built: 1903
Location: Macon County
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443125
Coulter's Mill Bridge
Bridge was demolished in 1977
Decatur Herald and Review: August 20 1980
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 39.920882,-88.798754
Carries Unnamed road over Branch of Sangamon River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck?
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Branch of Sangamon River on Unnamed road
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 39.983244,-88.950714
Carries former railroad over Stevens Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over Stevens Creek on former railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Macon County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.789894,-88.814269
Carries Fas 1547(Ch 57) over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on Fas 1547(Ch 57)
History: Built 1938; rehabilitated 1974
Built: 1938
Location: Macon 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.
