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DM&E - Wacker Road Bridge

Carroll County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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BH Photo #318481

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Wacker Road on DM&E (former CPRR/Milwaukee Road)
Location
Carroll County, Illinois
Status
Open
History
Built 1934
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 27.9 ft.
Total length: 44.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.07657, -90.08998   (decimal degrees)
42°04'36" N, 90°05'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/740722/4662375 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wacker
Inventory number
BH 66486 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (14,363)
Built 1934 (745)
Built during 1930s (11,240)
Canadian Pacific Railway (505)
Carroll County, Illinois (60)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (947)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (318)
 Illinois (4,468)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (205)
Open (38,201)
Railroad (14,358)
Span length 25-50 feet (14,944)
Steel stringer (5,613)
Total length 25-50 feet (10,704)

Update Log 

  • March 16, 2015: New photos from Steve Conro
  • March 14, 2015: Added by Steve Conro

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