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UP/CN Overpass

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

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Description 

Would have originally been the C&NW over the ICRR

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Canadian National Railway on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Kane County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1887
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 86.0 ft.
Total length: 86.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.97673, -88.27571   (decimal degrees)
41°58'36" N, 88°16'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/394309/4647979 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Geneva
Inventory number
BH 51072 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,124)
Built 1887 (193)
Built during 1880s (1,626)
Canadian National Railway (442)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,081)
Double-intersection Warren pony truss (188)
Double-intersection Warren truss (407)
Have street view (21,687)
Illinois (3,826)
Illinois Central Railroad (440)
 Kane County, Illinois (111)
Open (36,164)
Owned by railroad (9,672)
Pony truss (14,994)
Railroad (12,955)
Riveted (1,837)
Span length 75-100 feet (5,729)
Total length 75-100 feet (5,860)
Truss (29,290)
Union Pacific Railroad (1,894)

Update Log 

  • December 19, 2014: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • July 17, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • October 20, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Union Pacific Railroad"
  • March 6, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Chicago & North Western Railway", "Illinois Central Railroad"
  • January 24, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

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