Friday, April 12, 2024

Dropped NS/NKP/LE&W Bridge in Drummer Creek in Gibson City, IL

(Satellite)

I don't normally note short steel girder bridges, but I don't normally see them dropped in a creek.

Steven Johnston commented on Ron Wesolowski's share
In other Gibson City news. They dropped the new bridge.

Street View, Jul 2023
[I learned of the bridge drop because there was a fire at the soybean processing plant in the left background.]
 
Meteorologist Jacob Dickey posted
Looks like a railroad bridge that was being replaced on the Norfolk Southern line in Gibson City on the west side of the town somehow fell off the crane and landed into drummer creek sideways.
📸WCIA Viewer
Joe Juarez: Yep they had Joe's towing trucks out there helping out when we passed it at 10pm last night.

Scott Olivero posted
Railroad bridge broke free from crane sitting in hole sideways on rt9 west in Gibson City, WCIA 3 News
Meteorologist Jacob Dickey shared
Another view of the railroad bridge that fell off the crane and into Drummer Creek in Gibson City today.

Meteorologist Jacob Dickey posted
GIBSON CITY: Another photo shows the railroad bridge for the Norfolk Southern line over Drummer creek sitting in the creek.  It appears that the bridge somehow slipped out or broke free from the crane.
The railroad bridge was being replaced and is located on the west side of town along Route 9.
Looks like an expensive error to me. 
📸Brittany Berger
Richard Casteel: That’s a well use bridge for trains.
Justin Carpenter: A second crane is being assembled in the middle of 47 right now. Guessing/hoping they will have it good as new in a few hours. Glad all that rain heavy rain went south.
Aaron Therien: Had 4 rotator tow trucks there last night when we came through that should get it put in place.
Justin Carpenter: Aaron Therien rotators got it out of the water. 100-ton crane they brought in late last night got it set into place.

Justin Carpenter commented on the above post

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