One of the largest reinforced concrete structures in the world when it was completed in December 1907. (Hearald&Review)
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| Mid-Century Decatur posted The southbound Banner Blue crosses Lake Decatur in 1965 just before 2 PM in the afternoon. The train will arrive in St. Louis Union Station at 4:35 PM. The Illinois Terminal Railroad bridge, now gone, is visible under the arches. Photo: Dan Pope Collection Lyle Clary: At one time the Wabash trestle was the largest poured concrete structure in the world. Christopher P Allen: Great shot! Can’t believe our lake was ever blue😳 Early 60’s? Derek Evans: Christopher P Allen that was well before every farm field along the watershed was tiled dumping it into the river! Kevin Reynolds shared |
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| Richard Koenig posted Here we see a westbound train on the former Wabash crossing over Lake Decatur just east of that town in central Illinois. The piers one can see behind the Wabash bridge once carried the tracks of the Illinois Terminal Railroad. Two photographs by Richard Koenig; taken December 30th 2017. [I saw just this one photo.] |
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| Jim Pearson Photography posted August 24th, 2024 - A eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway mixed freight makes its way across Decatur Lake, just outside Decatur, Illinois on the NS Lafyette District. From what I can find online the construction on the bridge was completed in 1907 by the Wabash railroad. Tech Info: DJI Mavic 3 Classic Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100. |
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| Jim Arvites posted View of a westbound Norfolk Southern freight train on the old concrete Wabash Railroad Bridge crossing Lake Decatur in Illinois on April 22, 2023. (Keith Pokorny Photo) |
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| 1 of 7 photos posted by Noah Haggerty of the last westbound NS Triple Crown train. |
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| Brandon Elliott posted NS train 32N making a pull down move over Lake Decatur while working the yard. Decatur, IL 1/28/20 |
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| MP Rail Photography posted NS 258 crosses Lake Decatur as it heads eastbound on the Lafayette District, September 1, 2024 Decatur, Illinois Power: NS 3666 - ET44AC NS 4241 - AC44C6M |
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| Bill Molony posted The Wabash Banner Blue at Decatur on August 3rd, 1954. Photograph by Paul Stringham. From the Blackhawk collection. |
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| Birds-Eye View [The piers are the remnants of an Illinois Terminal interurban route.] |
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| One of five photos posted by Kirk Reynolds The Monticello Railway Museum's train going to Decatur, IL to be used by Norfolk Southern as a Santa Clause Train. |
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| Richard Koenig posted
Lake Decatur
This is the same train from my earlier post shot in Bement. Here it is seen on the former Wabash crossing over Lake Decatur, just east of that city. As with the earlier post, remnants of the Illinois Terminal are visible here (abutments seen in the background).
Image by Richard Koenig; taken March 22nd 2018.
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| Robert Northway posted Railroad trestle crossing Lake Decatur was built in 1907, but originally spanned the Sangamon River before the lake was built. Still in use but the smaller supports in back of it were once part of a bridge for the interurban. 1/27/20 in Decatur. Dennis DeBruler Reinforced concrete was bleeding edge technology at the beginning of the 20th Century. This 1907 bridge was one of the largest reinforced concrete structures in the world when it was completed. https://herald-review.com/.../article_68f515d0-fe01-5f02... |
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| Cheryl VanEtten commented on Robert's post September 2019 |
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| Ben Baker commented on Robert's post Front bridge is still used everyday, boaters know that when a train is passing to get out from underneath this bridge, chunks of concrete are coming off of it. I may have some closer pictures. |
These images are before the Sangamon River was turned into Lake Decatur in the early 1920s. That is, before the water level was raised.
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| Melissa Brand-Welch via Bridge Hunter David Bowman posted Fairview Park looks like 1913 post mark and 1909 for the wabash bridge .. Largest (barrel-vault) concrete bridge west of the Allegheny Mountains. Image and Text Courtesy of Decatur, Illinois |
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| Comment by Tim in Bridge Hunter, ca 1920 |
Note the two guys standing on debris by one of the piers.
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| Comment by Tim in Bridge Hunter, ca 1908 article from CONCRETE VOL VIII, January 1908 |
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