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TZPR Kickapoo Creek Bridge

Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Kickapoo Creek
Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

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Name TZPR Kickapoo Creek Bridge
Built By Peoria & Pekin Union Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Tazewell & Peoria Railway
Length 325 Feet Total, 155 Foot Main Span
Width 1 Track
Height Above Ground 15 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Pratt Through Truss and I-Beam
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1915
Traffic Count 2 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
Significance Moderate Significance
Documentation Date June 2015 and April 2017


Located in Bartonville, this through truss bridge crosses Kickapoo Creek, near I-474.

Built in 1915, the bridge consists of a 6 panel, pin connected Pratt Through Truss, crossing Kickapoo Creek parallel to KJRY Bridge. The bridge rests on concrete substrucutres, and is approached by steel stringers on the east.
One unique feature of the bridge is the pin connected assembly. Pin connections largely went extinct in new construction by 1910.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition, with little significant deterioration.

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