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UP - US41 Overpass

Lake County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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BH Photo #224506

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 41 (Skokie Hy) on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Location
Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 126.0 ft.
Also called
CNW - US41 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.23809, -87.85967   (decimal degrees)
42°14'17" N, 87°51'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/429070/4676569 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Highland Park
Inventory numbers
IL 049-0034 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51186 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
Built 1937 (809)
Built during 1930s (11,773)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,408)
Girder (10,306)
Illinois (4,689)
Lake County, Illinois (58)
Lake Forest, Illinois (15)
Open (39,995)
 Plate girder (7,990)
Railroad (15,614)
Skewed (4,917)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,107)
Through girder (3,844)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,942)
US 41 (52)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,377)

Update Log 

  • August 3, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Union Pacific Railroad", "US 41"
  • February 22, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Skewed"
  • February 6, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • February 4, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Chicago & North Western Railway"

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