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CP - Wacker Road Bridge

Carroll County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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BH Photo #318481

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Wacker Road on Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Carroll County, Illinois
Status
Open
History
Built 1934
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- 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 (15,802)
Built 1934 (794)
Built during 1930s (11,769)
Canadian Pacific Railway (564)
Carroll County, Illinois (63)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,041)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (345)
Illinois (4,686)
 Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (227)
Open (39,976)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Railroad (15,601)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,708)
Steel stringer (6,284)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,214)

Update Log 

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

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