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Illinois Central RR Little Calumet River Bridges

Cook County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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Description 

Four separate bridges. 3 double track and 1 single track.

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Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Little Calumet River on CNRR (former Illinois Central), Metra, Amtrak
Location
Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open
Design
Warren through truss w/deck plate girder approaches, except single track which has a Pony plate girder approach.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 320.0 ft.
Total length: 590.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65101, -87.62073   (decimal degrees)
41°39'04" N, 87°37'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/448312/4611215 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lake Calumet
Inventory number
BH 53641 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (159)
Canadian National Railway (170)
Cook County, Illinois (168)
Deck girder (1,802)
Girder (3,241)
Illinois (2,500)
Illinois Central Railroad (212)
Metra (8)
Open (28,318)
 Owned by railroad (4,050)
Plate girder (2,253)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,575)
Warren through truss (928)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • September 25, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Canadian National Railway", "Illinois Central Railroad", "Amtrak", "Metra"

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