Railroad bridge replacement slips into Gibson City creek

Simmy Wood
·1 min read

GIBSON CITY, Ill. (WCIA) — Midway through a replacement project, part of a new railroad bridge slipped into Gibson City’s Drummer Creek on Wednesday.

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Construction crews were in the midst of replacing the old span for the Norfolk Southern line with a new 73-foot span. Norfolk Southern said the incident was not caused by the rigging of the bridge piece, but by the temporary fill supporting the crane footing.

Photo credit: Brittany Berger
Photo credit: Brittany Berger
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Photo credit: WCIA viewer

“Our crane operator was able to act quickly, and the project was completed as scheduled,” a Norfolk Southern spokesperson said.

The bridge has since reopened to train traffic.

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