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UP - Indian Creek Tributary Bridge

De Kalb County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in November 2012

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BH Photo #242553

Map 

Description 

Large stone block abutments. Build date provided by C&NW bridge records at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society archives

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Tributary to Indian Creek on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Location
De Kalb County, Illinois
Status
Open
History
Built 1908
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Also called
C&NW Bridge #1113
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.70199, -88.87219   (decimal degrees)
41°42'07" N, 88°52'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/344224/4618382 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Shabbona Grove
Inventory number
BH 53022 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1908 (711)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,404)
De Kalb County, Illinois (65)
Deck girder (5,744)
Girder (10,233)
Illinois (4,647)
 Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,422)
Plate girder (7,922)
Railroad (15,411)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,299)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)

Update Log 

  • March 23, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from C&NW Bridge Records
  • November 11, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • August 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Chicago & North western Railway", "Union Pacific Railroad"
  • July 29, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Chicago & Northwestern Railway"

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