Bement once had two Wabash Railroad mainlines, extending all directions from the city. The lines north, east and west from the city are currently owned by Norfolk Southern Railway, while the line south from the city has been abandoned.
Random Bridges
NS Bridge #354.23
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
by
American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
30' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
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
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
40' and 2-17' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Lake Fork
Significance: