C&NW Westleigh Road Bridge

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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Facts 

Overview

Girder bridge over Westleigh Road on UPRR (Former C&NW)

Location

Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1942

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Design

Girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 53.2 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.23229, -87.83221   (decimal degrees)
42°13'56" N, 87°49'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/431329/4675903 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Highland Park

Inventory numbers

IL 049-0109 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51191 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Average daily traffic (as of 2007)

6,600

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 6, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
• February 4, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Chicago & North Western Railway"

Related Bridges 

• North Shore Line Westleigh Road Bridge (Same project)

Sources 

• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com

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