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UP - Highland Avenue Bridge

Kane County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2011

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BH Photo #218849

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Street View 

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Overview
Deck plate Girder bridge over Highland Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad in Elgin
Location
Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1893
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 72.0 ft.
Total length: 76.0 ft.
Also called
CNW - Highland Avenue Bridge
C&NW Bridge #339
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.03676, -88.28895   (decimal degrees)
42°02'12" N, 88°17'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/393312/4654661 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elgin
Inventory numbers
IL 045-0066 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 48219 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,881)
Built 1893 (206)
Built during 1890s (2,742)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,302)
Deck girder (5,046)
Elgin, Illinois (17)
Girder (9,136)
Have street view (25,402)
Illinois (4,470)
 Kane County, Illinois (113)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (201)
Open (38,207)
Owned by railroad (11,099)
Plate girder (6,948)
Railroad (14,365)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,601)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,371)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,161)

Update Log 

  • July 16, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 18, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Addded categories
  • March 6, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Chicago & North Western Railway"
  • October 28, 2011: Updated by Steve Conro: Tweeked GPS, added history and pictures
  • February 22, 2011: Added by Frank Hicks

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