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BNSF - Mazon River Bridge

Grundy County, Illinois

Photo 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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BH Photo #225669

Map 

Description 

Build date comes from Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge records at Temple, TX Railroad Museum.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Mazon River on BNSF BNSF Railway
Location
Grundy County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901, Widened 1906
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 280.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.26008, -88.34664   (decimal degrees)
41°15'36" N, 88°20'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/387190/4568503 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Coal City
Inventory number
BH 51369 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (434)
BNSF Railway (1,466)
Built 1901 (535)
Built during 1900s (7,081)
Deck girder (5,631)
Girder (9,949)
Grundy County, Illinois (38)
 Illinois (4,586)
Open (39,434)
Owned by railroad (12,100)
Plate girder (7,706)
Railroad (15,192)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,939)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,150)

Update Log 

  • September 11, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: added information
  • February 22, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • February 21, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

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