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CN - I-80 Overpass

Grundy County, Illinois, and Kendall County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2011

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BH Photo #221593

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 80 on Elgin, Joilet & Eastern Ry (now CN)
Location
Minooka, Grundy County, Illinois, and Kendall County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1960
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJE)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.9 ft.
Total length: 140.1 ft.
Also called
EJ&E - I-80 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.46245, -88.26358   (decimal degrees)
41°27'45" N, 88°15'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/394476/4590866 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Minooka
Land survey
T. 35 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 36
Inventory numbers
IL 032-9901 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 50493 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1960 (331)
Built during 1960s (2,034)
Canadian National Railway (513)
Deck girder (5,753)
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (43)
Girder (10,247)
Grundy County, Illinois (39)
Illinois (4,649)
Interstate 80 (19)
 Kendall County, Illinois (28)
Minooka, Illinois (5)
Open (39,897)
Owned by railroad (12,432)
Plate girder (7,933)
Railroad (15,438)
Skewed (4,906)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,077)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,922)

Update Log 

  • October 13, 2015: New photo from Dave King
  • December 10, 2011: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad"

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