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CN- Foss Park Avenue Overpass

Lake County, Illinois

Photo 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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BH Photo #224773

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Foss Park Ave on EJ&E Ry (now CNRR)
Location
North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJE)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Also called
EJ&E - Foss Park Avenue Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.32793, -87.83553   (decimal degrees)
42°19'41" N, 87°50'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/431159/4686524 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Waukegan
Land survey
T. 45 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 33
Inventory number
BH 51204 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Canadian National Railway (518)
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (43)
Girder (10,301)
Have street view (27,072)
Illinois (4,687)
Lake County, Illinois (58)
North Chicago, Illinois (4)
 Open (39,986)
Owned by railroad (12,504)
Plate girder (7,985)
Railroad (15,607)
Skewed (4,915)
Through girder (3,843)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • February 6, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • February 6, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad", "Skewed"

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