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UP - Fox River Bridge (Geneva)

Kane County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2011

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BH Photo #218885

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Fox River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Geneva, Kane County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1920
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Metra (METX)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Upper level: deck plate girder (railroad)
Lower level: Pratt Through Truss (pedestrian)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 486.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88173, -88.30408   (decimal degrees)
41°52'54" N, 88°18'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/391798/4637467 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Geneva
Inventory number
BH 41897 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1920 (1,015)
Built during 1920s (9,922)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,404)
Deck girder (5,745)
Fox River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (24)
Geneva, Illinois (9)
Girder (10,234)
Illinois (4,647)
Kane County, Illinois (116)
 Metra (96)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Plate girder (7,923)
Railroad (15,414)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,225)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)

Update Log 

  • August 18, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 5, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • October 29, 2011: New photos from Steve Conro
  • March 29, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey

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