Bridgehunter.com | BNSF - Big Rock Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2012

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Overview: Arch bridge over Big Rock Creek on BNSF RR in Plano
Location: Plano, Kendall County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1903;
Builders: - G. H. Scribner Jr. of Chicago, Illinois (Contractor)
- German-American Portland Cement Co. of Hamburg, Germany & LaSalle, Illinois. (Concrete Mix)
- W. L. Breckenridge of Chicago, Illinois (CBQ Bridge Designer)
Railroads: - BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 220.0 ft.
Also called: Klat Park RR Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.66523, -88.52464 (decimal degrees)
41°39'55" N, 88°31'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/373071/4613731 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Plano
Inventory number: BH 50738 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

July 23, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builders + span lengths
October 9, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
March 10, 2012: New photos from Gene Smania
March 9, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
December 29, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

Related Bridges

CBQ - Big Rock Creek Deck Truss (Predecessor)

Sources

Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
Luke

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BNSF - Big Rock Creek Bridge

Posted May 16, 2019, by Tim (springfieldbridges [at] gmail [dot] com)

it was so cold when pouring the concrete they feared it would freeze before curing. they used steam from an old boiler to run steam pipes thru to keep the concrete warm until it cured. I believe the small hut with the chimney in this photo would be the steam engine house. The concrete pour is nearly to the top in this photo.