BNSF - Big Rock Creek Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2012

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BH Photo #227342

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

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)

Categories 

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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