Morris Terminal Rail Bridge

Photos

West And North Sides Of Bridge Looking Southeast

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #129628

Overview: Quadruple Intersection Warren Through Truss over Illinois and Michgan Canal on the I&M Canal Trail (former Rock Island Railroad)
Location: Morris, Grundy County, Illinois
Status: Open to Pedestrians
History: Built 1906;
Railroads: - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Morris Terminal Railroad (MTR)
Design: Quadruple Intersection Warren Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 127.0 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Also called: RI - I&M Canal Morris Spur Bridge #2
MTR - I&M Canal Morris Spur Bridge #2
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.35591, -88.42701 (decimal degrees)
41°21'21" N, 88°25'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/380632/4579250 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Morris
Inventory number: BH 36834 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 9, 2021: New photos from Vincent Johnson
July 13, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
June 26, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
December 23, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: Corrected to Quadruple Intersection.
October 8, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Rail-to-trail", "Morris Terminal Railroad", "Railroad"
October 16, 2011: New photos from James McCray
July 8, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Kim Harvey
HAER IL-81 - Rock Island Railroad, Illinois & Michigan (I&M) Canal Bridge, Spanning I&M Canal, east of Calhoun Street, Morris, Grundy County, IL
J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
Nathan Holth
John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photography - John Marvig's Page on this bridge