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Pearl Street UPRR Bridge

De Kalb County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in November 2011

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Pearl Street on Union Pacific Railroad (former C&NW)
Location
DeKalb, De Kalb County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1968
Builder
- Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 35.4 ft.
Total length: 38.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.92957, -88.75839   (decimal degrees)
41°55'46" N, 88°45'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/354210/4643451 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
De Kalb
Inventory numbers
IL 019-9921 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 50377 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
4,100

Categories 

Beam (6,052)
Built 1968 (86)
Built during 1960s (1,217)
Chicago & North Western Railway (470)
De Kalb County, Illinois (45)
DeKalb, Illinois (1)
Illinois (2,500)
 Open (28,317)
Owned by railroad (4,049)
Railroad (4,075)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,055)
Steel stringer (2,328)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,629)
Vierling Steel Works (4)

Update Log 

  • December 1, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

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