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Eric:
I'm not familiar with the bridge. A length of 104' sounds right, since the wood trestle spans are more than likely 14' spans (6 x 14', + 20' = 104'). The wood trestle spans would have wood stringers, and the steel I-beams would only be nominally 20' long,
and I assume they make up the middle span of the bridge over the roadway.
If the bridge exists, you could probably measure or estimate the bridge height, but you might also ask the BRHS Archives to search for the 'tengwall' bridge sketch of the bridge. If they have it, it would give a pretty accurate description of the bridge, certainly
good enough for modeling purposes.
Glen Haug
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Subject: [CBQ] Dayton, IL bridge
Group,
I'm working on building a model of the Dayton (Illinois) bridge and have a question. Fortunately the bridge still exists although Dayton Road has been rerouted and no longer goes beneath it. Google Maps measures it to 104' long. The Q track diagrams show
it as Br 76.61 and 1 20" I-Beam 6 spans W.P.T (wood pile trestle). Does anybody know if the I-beam spans the entire bridge, or does it just span the roadway opening? Thanks.
I don't know if there are any good railroad memories of this bridge, but trying to railfan around there was always fun as it was a one-lane underpass with a sharp 90 bend in the road. There was always a bit of hope and prayer nobody was coming the other way
when making the turn.
Eric Mumper
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