Franklin Grove (Lincoln Highway) Recreational Trail Bridge

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Awaiting Placement

This bridge was relocated here from another location in the county. (Follow the link under "Sources" for more about this bridge.)

It is presumed that the pavement was a part of the original Lincoln Highway before it was relocated north of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway tracks, several yards to the left of the bridge, and the original bridge was removed.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in April 2011

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Description 

Franklin Grove is the location of the headquarters of the (modern) Lincoln Highway Association.

Facts 

Overview

Pratt pony truss bridge on Recreational Trail

Location

Franklin Grove, Lee County, Illinois

Status

Under construction

History

Built 1915; Relocated from Schlipp Road in 2006

Design

Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 65.9 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Schlipp Road Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.83671, -89.31319   (decimal degrees)
41°50'12" N, 89°18'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/307932/4634233 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Franklin Grove

Inventory number

BH 48770 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 10, 2012: New photos from Bill Law
• February 28, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
• May 15, 2011: Added by J.R. Manning

Related Bridges 

• Schilpp Road Bridge (Same project) - Same Bridge

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Schlipp Road Bridge - Photos of the bridge being removed from its original location.
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com

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