KBSR - Iroquois Junction Bridge

Photos 

An assortment of bridge types in one location.

Photo taken by Tom Hall in July 2006

Enlarge

BH Photo #145953

Map 

Street Views 

• Remaining pier from former bridge
• Pony truss
• Wooden trestle

Facts 

Overview

Railroad bridge over U.S. 52 on Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad south of Donovan

Location

Iroquois County, Illinois

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1934 for the double-tracked Milwaukee Road Railroad

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Railroads

- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad (KBSR)

Design

From south to north:
Timber stringer
Pratt pony truss
Deck plate girder
Timber stringer
Deck plate girder

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.85951, -87.60526   (decimal degrees)
40°51'34" N, 87°36'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/448988/4523338 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Sheldon

Inventory numbers

038-0106
BH 43334 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 28, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
• April 3, 2011: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
• February 26, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Added GPS coordinates
• September 7, 2009: Added by Tom Hall

Sources 

• Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Jacob P. Bernard

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