Ottawa Railroad Bridge

Photos 

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West View From South Bank Of The Illinois River. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Southwest View Looking Northeast. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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South View Of Bridge Looking Northwest. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Wide View From South Bank Of The Illinois River. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Center Span Facing Northwest. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of West Side Of Span From South Bank Of The Illinois River. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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South Span Looking Northeast. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Wide View From Railroad Bed Of Portal With Builder'S Plate. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail Of South Pier And Pilings. Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in Ottawa

Location

Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois

History

4 span through truss Vertical lift bridge

Design

Through truss

Also called

CB&Q Railroad Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.34168, -88.84697   (decimal degrees)
41°20'30" N, 88°50'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/345468/4578333 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 36831 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

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-71 - Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Illinois River Bridge, Ottawa, La Salle County, IL
• Terraserver Picture (2008)

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