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UP - Kishwaukee River Bridge

Boone County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in November 2011

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BH Photo #220631

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Description 

Build Date supplied by Chicago & North Western Historical Society Archives.

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River on UPRR (former C&NW)
Location
Boone County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Two span lattice through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 144.0 ft.
Total length: 290.0 ft.
Also called
CNW - Kishwaukee Rail Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.25428, -88.79447   (decimal degrees)
42°15'15" N, 88°47'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/351977/4679568 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Belvidere North
Inventory number
BH 41927 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boone County, Illinois (14)
Built 1904 (526)
Built during 1900s (6,792)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,302)
Illinois (4,470)
Kishwaukee River (27)
Lattice through truss (484)
Lattice truss (517)
Open (38,211)
 Owned by railroad (11,100)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (170)
Railroad (14,365)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,997)
Through truss (14,036)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,884)
Truss (31,224)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,161)

Update Log 

  • June 15, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Truss Config
  • March 29, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey

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