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Virgil Gilman Trail - River Street Bridge

Kane County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2011

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BH Photo #219134

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Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over S. River Street in Aurora on Virgil GilmanTrail (EJ&E Ry)
Location
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built in 1926 by the American Bridge Company
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroad
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJE)
Design
Pony/through plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Also called
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Bridge 421
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.74523, -88.32948   (decimal degrees)
41°44'43" N, 88°19'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/389456/4622344 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Aurora South
Land survey
T. 38 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 28
Inventory number
BH 49964 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,533)
Aurora, Illinois (41)
Built 1926 (794)
Built during 1920s (10,010)
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (44)
Girder (10,432)
Have street view (27,199)
Illinois (4,758)
 Kane County, Illinois (117)
Open to pedestrians (4,291)
Plate girder (8,092)
Rail-to-trail (1,585)
Railroad (15,783)
Through girder (3,890)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,342)

Update Log 

  • August 18, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • October 31, 2011: New Street View added by Daniel Hopkins
  • October 30, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

Sources 

  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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