Farmer City once had two railroads, including an Illinois Central Railroad (IC) mainline and the Peoria & Eastern Division of the Big Four Railroad, later New York Central Railroad (NYC). Today, the IC is owned by Canadian National Railway, while the NYC has been abandoned.
Abandoned Salt Creek Bridge (Farmer City)
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Abandoned Salt Creek Bridge (Farmer City)
(New York Central Railroad Bridge #317)
This abandoned through plate girder bridge carries the former Peoria & Eastern Railway over Salt Creek on the east side of Farmer City
Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: Abandoned
Built c. 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Peoria & Eastern Railway
Design:
3-50' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Salt Creek
Significance:
