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UP - Shermer Road Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Description 

Collapsed after a loaded coal train derailed on bridge. Tragically killing 2 motorists in a car below. July 4th 2012

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Shermer Road on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Location
Glenview, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Destroyed by train derailment
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 46.9 ft.
Total length: 100.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.10306, -87.82917   (decimal degrees)
42°06'11" N, 87°49'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/431441/4661551 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Park Ridge
Inventory numbers
IL 016-0712 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 52836 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Deck girder (6,303)
Destroyed by collision (99)
Destroyed by derailment (14)
Girder (11,169)
Glenview, Illinois (1)
Have street view (28,900)
Illinois (4,929)
 Lost (28,466)
Lost 2012 (409)
Lost during 2010s (3,601)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,458)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,220)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,381)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,474)

Update Log 

  • August 13, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
  • July 8, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

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