Rating:
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CN - Kelly Road Overpass
Facts
- Overview
- Stone Arch bridge over Kelly Road on the ICRR, 2.8 mi. northeast of Galena
- Location
- Jo Daviess County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1853, deck refurbished 1926
- Railroads
- - Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
- Design
- Stone arch reinforced with concrete
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 15.1 ft.
Total length: 27.8 ft.
- Also called
- IC - Bridge #W159.3
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.46389, -90.35806 (decimal degrees)
42°27'50" N, 90°21'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/717210/4704665 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Scales Mound West
- Inventory numbers
- IL 043-9911 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15377 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 14, 2013: New photos from John Marvig
- December 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: added build date
- April 27, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
- June 1, 2011: New photo from Frank Hicks
Related Bridges
- CN - Posey Hollow Road Overpass (Same design) - .1/4 m. W along same RR line
Sources
- Frank Hicks
- Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
- John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
- John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photography
Comments
Kelly Road Bridge
I have a theory that this and the Posey Hollow arch bridge were built for creek crossings. A small creek comes down the hill, goes into a culvert that have been buried under the cement down the center of each arch. Then continues in a creek bed beyond. The culverts are PVC so they're not that old. Any local input?
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According to an IC track map, the bridge was built in 1853, with it being refurbished with a new floor in 1923