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CP - Almarda Rail Crossing

Kane County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2011

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BH Photo #218912

Map 

Description 

Former Milwaukee Road (Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific) Length Approximated

Facts 

Overview
Deck girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Kane County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (DME)
- Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (ICE)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony/Deck girder 2 track bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 133.0 ft.
Also called
MILW/CNW Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.06136, -88.35211   (decimal degrees)
42°03'41" N, 88°21'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/388128/4657473 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elgin
Inventory number
BH 49950 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Canadian Pacific Railway (569)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,410)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,050)
Curved (472)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (346)
Girder (10,429)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (389)
Illinois (4,758)
Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (227)
 Kane County, Illinois (117)
Open (40,006)
Owned by railroad (12,652)
Plate girder (8,089)
Railroad (15,770)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,144)
Through girder (3,888)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,961)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,379)

Update Log 

  • December 20, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • September 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad", "Union Pacific Railroad", "Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern Railroad"
  • April 11, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Curved"
  • October 29, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

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DM&E - Almarda Rail Crossing
Posted April 26, 2018, by Luke

That structure is adjacent to this one: https://bridgehunter.com/il/kane/bh60737/

DM&E - Almarda Rail Crossing
Posted April 26, 2018, by paul musselman (thebluespaul [at] juno [dot] com)

Hello.......correct me here...on Google this location is labeled as the Elgin & Belvidere Interurban bridge that crossed the CNW.....and myself, I thought the same thing before the google info....actually never heard of the DM&E....

paul