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CN - Ridge Road Overpass

Grundy County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2011

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BH Photo #221581

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ridge Road in Minooka on EJ&E Ry (now CN)
Location
Minooka, Grundy County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1974
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJE)
Design
Pony/through plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 89.9 ft.
Also called
EJ&E - Ridge Road Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.45256, -88.27126   (decimal degrees)
41°27'09" N, 88°16'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/393818/4589777 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Minooka
Land survey
T. 34 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 1 & 2
Inventory numbers
IL 032-3400 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 50491 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1974 (95)
Built during 1970s (948)
Canadian National Railway (524)
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (44)
Girder (10,434)
Grundy County, Illinois (39)
Have street view (27,203)
Illinois (4,758)
 Minooka, Illinois (5)
Open (40,014)
Owned by railroad (12,666)
Plate girder (8,094)
Railroad (15,787)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,473)
Through girder (3,892)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,613)

Update Log 

  • July 2, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • December 10, 2011: New photos from Steve Conro
  • December 9, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

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