Photos
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General View Of Main (River) Span, Built In 1932, Looking Southeast. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Main (River) Span Viewed From North Bank Of Illinois River, Looking Southeast. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Pier Supporting Deck Trusses, Which Were Built In 1893, Looking West. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Looking Southeast, View Of Pier Supporting Main (River) Span; This Pier, Of Concrete Construction, Was Built In 1932. Adjacent Is A Pier Supporting Deck Truss From 1893. This Pier Was Substantially Rebuilt In 1932. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Looking Southeast, Detail Of Pier Supporting Main (River) Span; This Pier, Of Concrete Construction, Was Built In 1932. Adjacent Is A Pier Supporting Deck Truss From 1893. This Pier Was Substantially Rebuilt In 1932. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Pier Supporting Deck Trusses, Which Were Built In 1893. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Deck Truss Spanning Canal. This Deck Truss Wa Also Erected In 1893 As Part Of An Extensive Reconstruction Of The Bridge. Looking Northeast From South Side Of Canal. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Central Railroad in La Salle
- Location
- La Salle, La Salle County, Illinois
- History
- replaced earlier 1893 bridge
- Design
- Through truss
- Inventory number
- BH 36832 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 29, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: added GPS coordinates from terraserver
- July 23, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
- July 8, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: added category
- July 7, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Sources
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
- HAER IL-49 - Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois River, La Salle, La Salle County, IL
- Terraserver Picture (2008)
Comments
I need to double check dates. The drawings I have were done by Illinois Central RR. They could have been done after construction. I also have some of the orignal Chicago Bridge & Iron "Bills of Wrought Iron/Steel" for components of the 1896 deck trusses. The word iron is crossed-out and replaced by the handwritten word "steel". The dates in these Bills of Wrought Iron/Steel should give an indication of date of construction.
I have the original drawings of this bridge (ink on linen). The deck truss section drawings are dated 1895 (built in 1896). The arch long span was built in 1932 to replace two 1896 sections, one of which was a draw or swing bridge. The piers were built in 1851 for a previous bridge and upgraded in 1896 and 1932.