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IL53 Overpass

Grundy County, Illinois

Photos 

south profile

Gene Smania, 12-90

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #226001

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Illinois Rt 53
Location
Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Original approaches were cast in place concrete "T" beams, replaced with PPC deck beams abt 1966, main span steel covered with gunnite @ same time
Design
Built up steel plate through girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 88.8 ft.
Total length: 203.8 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.18208, -88.31518   (decimal degrees)
41°10'55" N, 88°18'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/389694/4559803 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Gardner
Inventory number
BH 51441 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1928 (1,184)
Built during 1920s (10,010)
Concrete girder (1,019)
Deck girder (5,865)
Gardner, Illinois (1)
Girder (10,429)
Grundy County, Illinois (39)
Illinois (4,758)
 Lost (25,518)
Lost 2000 (390)
Lost during 2000s (4,220)
Owned by state (16,137)
Replaced by new bridge (17,211)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,471)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,299)
US 66 (300)

Update Log 

  • March 6, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "US 66"
  • February 25, 2012: Added by Gene Smania

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