Monday, May 23, 2022

1939 KJRY/TP&W/RI and 1915 TZPR/P&PU Bridges over Kickapoo Creek in Bartonville, IL

RI: (Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; John MarvigSatellite, western bridge)
P&PU: (Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; John Marvig; RailPictures.NetSatellite, eastern bridge)

KJRY = Keokuk Junction Railway
TP&W = Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway
RI = Rock Island Railroad
TZPR = Tazewell & Peoria Railroad
P&PU = Peoria & Pekin Union Railway

P&PU is in the foreground.
Street View

Rock Island  (It looks like the Illinois River was running high in 2015.)
June 2015 Photo by John Marvig via BridgeHunter-RI

Rock Island  (In 2017 the river was more normal)
Apr 2017 Photo by John Marvig via BridgeHunter-RI

I labeled the western bridge Rock Island because of topo maps. For example:
1949 Peoria West Quad @ 1:24,000

P&PU
June 2015 Photo by John Marvig via BridgeHunter-PP&U

PP&U  This truss is pin connected.  John says this view is looking East, but I think it is looking North. The photo above is looking East from between the two bridges.
Apr 2017 Photo by John Marvig via BridgeHunter-PP&U


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