Railroad Bridges in Piatt CountyIllinois


Piatt County is located in central Illinois. The seat and largest city are both Monticello.

Random Bridges

ICG Madden Creek Bridge

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ICG Madden Creek Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #N-17.3)

This abandoned steel stringer bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Madden Creek west of White Heath

White Heath, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Trails Of The Grand Prairie

Status: Abandoned

Built 1923

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Steel stringer bridge over Madden Creek

Significance:

Local

Monticello Railroad Viaduct

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Monticello Railroad Viaduct

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1402)

This large through and deck girder viaduct carries the former Wabash Railroad over the Monticello Railway Museum tracks, Lizard Creek, Center Street and Railroad Street in Monticello

Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1913

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American Bridge Company and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

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Railroad/Original Owner: Wabash Railroad

Design: 60' through plate girder, 3-60', 3-30' and 1-35' deck plate girders (east track)
60' through plate girder, 1-60' and 1-35' deck plate girders and 6-35' concrete deck girders (west track)

Through and deck plate girder viaduct over railroad, Lizard Creek, Center Street and Railroad Street

Significance:

Moderate

NS Bridge #138.41

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NS Bridge #138.41

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1385)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over an unnamed creek south of Galesville

Galesville, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Wabash Railroad

Design: 3-19' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

NS Bridge #354.23

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NS Bridge #354.23

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #80A)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek on the east side of Bement

Bement, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

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American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

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Railroad/Original Owner: Wabash Railroad

Design: 30' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

NS East Lake Fork Bridge (West)

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NS East Lake Fork Bridge (West)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #70)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over East Lake Fork between Bement and Ivesdale

Bement, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

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Railroad/Original Owner: Wabash Railroad

Design: 40' and 2-17' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over East Lake Fork

Significance:

Local