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BNSF Hurds Island East Channel

Kane County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in January 2012

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Overview
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Fox River in Aurora on BNSF (former CB&Q)
Location
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Total length: 225.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.75136, -88.32214   (decimal degrees)
41°45'05" N, 88°19'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/390076/4623015 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Aurora North
Inventory number
BH 50446 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (9,419)
Aurora, Illinois (34)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (465)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (130)
Deck arch (8,699)
Illinois (2,499)
 Kane County, Illinois (82)
Open (28,309)
Open-spandrel arch (582)
Railroad (4,070)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)

Update Log 

  • October 18, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Addded categories
  • January 5, 2012: New photo from Steve Conro
  • December 7, 2011: New photos from Steve Conro
  • December 6, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

Sources 

  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

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