CP - Fox River Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2011

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BH Photo #218894

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River in Elgin on Canadian Pacific Railway

Location

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

Future prospects

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/mow/news/Metra-OKs-21...

History

Built 1905 and 1926, replaced 2019

Railroads

- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Commuter Rail
- Metra (METX)

Design

Deck plate Bridge On Stone Piers.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 505.0 ft.

Also called

MILW - Fox River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.01993, -88.27534   (decimal degrees)
42°01'12" N, 88°16'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/394411/4652775 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Elgin

Inventory number

BH 49946 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 4, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge has been replaced
• May 23, 2018: Updated by Luke: Doomed
• August 21, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• July 17, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
• April 11, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Canadian Pacific Railway"
• March 23, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Canadian Pacific Railway", "Metra"
• March 22, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Canadian National Railway"
• October 29, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

Sources 

• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Luke

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