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EJ&E I&M Canal Bridge

Grundy County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over I&M Canal on EJ&E RR (now CNRR)
Location
Grundy County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Pony/through plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 70.0 ft.
Also called
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Bridge 549
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.40584, -88.29756   (decimal degrees)
41°24'21" N, 88°17'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/391543/4584623 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Minooka
Inventory number
BH 50101 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (464)
Built 1910 (745)
Built during 1910s (6,761)
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad (28)
Girder (3,289)
Grundy County, Illinois (30)
I&M Canal (20)
 Illinois (2,501)
Open (28,455)
Owned by railroad (4,121)
Plate girder (2,286)
Railroad (4,224)
Through girder (1,147)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,907)

Update Log 

  • December 12, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • January 27, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • January 26, 2012: New photo from Steve Conro
  • November 9, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

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