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DePue Interurban Crossing

Abandoned Concrete Arch Bridge over Abandoned CO&P Interurban
DePue, Bureau County, Illinois

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Name DePue Interurban Crossing
Built By Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Norfolk Southern Railway
Length 15 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 18 Feet
Superstructure Type Concrete Arch
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1907
Traffic Count 0 Trains/Day (Bridge is Abandoned)
Current Status Abandoned
NYC Bridge Number 188.03
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date June 2015


This obscured concrete arch once crossed the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Interurban. This small interurban closed by 1936.
Built in 1907, the bridge consists of a single concrete arch span, set onto concrete substructures.
Currently, this bridge crosses an empty lot. Because of the obscurity due to trees, its hard to photograph.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in fair condition.

The author has ranked the bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.

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Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele