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Distant View To North

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Middle Distance View To North

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View To North Showing Underside Of Deck

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View To Northeast Of Southwest Portal And Approach

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View To Northeast, Of Arch Underside From Southwest Deck

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Overview: Lost steel through arch bridge over Union Pacific Rr, former Alton Railroad on Ill 53, former US 66 in Gardner
Location: Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Replaced 2000
Builder: - Joliet Bridge & Iron Co. of Joliet, Illinois
Design: Steel through arch
Also called: Alton Railroad Viaduct
Gardner-Mazonia Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.18194, -88.31472 (decimal degrees)
41°10'55" N, 88°18'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/389733/4559787 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Gardner
Inventory number: BH 36915 (Bridgehunter.com ID)