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Abandoned Illinois Railroad Bridges
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The bridge failure that put a rail line permanently out of service: This unique double-arch concrete culvert carried the Peoria and Eastern railway (Later New York Central, then Conrail) over the West Fork of Sugar Creek. It is located just west of Danvers in rural McLean county. It is clear from the attempted repair/bracing of this bridge using lengths of rail bolted to its sides above the arches, that it was known to be in danger of failure. This bracing was not enough to prevent it's partial collapse, however. Heavy rainfall in early December 1982 caused massive flooding in Central Illinois and resulted in the wash-out of the center support of this bridge. Late in the evening on December 2nd, a Conrail freight train derailed while attempting to cross this washed out bridge, likely damaging it beyond repair. This put the section of the P+E between Pekin and Deere permanently out of service, never to be used again.
Massive thanks to legendary central Illinois railfan David Jordan for assistance in gathering the historical information about this incident!
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