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KJRY Kickapoo Creek Bridge

Subdivided Warren Through Truss Bridge over Kickapoo Creek
Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

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Name KJRY Kickapoo Creek Bridge
Built By Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway
Contractor American Bridge Company of New York
Currently Owned By Keokuk Junction Railway
Length 155 Feet Total
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 15 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Subdivided Warren Through Truss
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1939
Traffic Count 2 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
Significance Moderate Significance
Documentation Date June 2015 and April 2017


Located in Bartonville, this massive truss bridge crosses Kickapoo Creek, near I-474.
Built in 1939, this bridge consists of a single riveted subdivided Warren Through Truss, located parallel to the TZPR Bridge. The bridge rests on concrete substructures.
Utilizing a common design for late 1930s bridges, this bridge is a large and massive truss bridge, with heavily built up members. The portal bracing is a common type associated with 1930s bridges.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition.

The author has ranked this bridge as being moderately significant, due to the truss design.
The photo above is looking east across the bridge, from a grade crossing.

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Build Date American Bridge Company plaque
Contractor American Bridge Company plaque
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele