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IL17 Overpass

Kankakee County, Illinois

Photos 

South profile

unknown, 1990's

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BH Photo #226014

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Girder bridge over ICG Railroad tracks on Illinois Rt 17
Location
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1911, rebuilt 1946 & 1973
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Built up steel plate girder, three girder system--two fascia & one in center of structure
Dimensions
Span length: 64.0 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.12064, -87.86556   (decimal degrees)
41°07'14" N, 87°51'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/427337/4552510 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kankakee
Inventory number
BH 51443 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1911 (791)
Built during 1910s (9,683)
Girder (10,307)
Illinois (4,689)
Illinois Central Railroad (588)
Kankakee County, Illinois (34)
Kankakee, Illinois (11)
 Lost (25,046)
Lost 2003 (520)
Lost during 2000s (4,201)
Owned by state (16,064)
Replaced by new bridge (16,832)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,107)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)

Update Log 

  • May 12, 2015: New photo from Gene Smania
  • February 25, 2012: Added by Gene Smania

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