CNW - Des Plaines River Bridge

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Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Des Plaines River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Location: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1883; Replaced 1909
Builder: - Alden & Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad: - Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design: Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.03833, -87.88237 (decimal degrees)
42°02'18" N, 87°52'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/426968/4654408 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 68879 (Bridgehunter.com ID)