ICRR Rock River Ghost Bridge

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Looking South

Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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Overview

Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on Former Illinois Central Railroad

Location

Dixon, Lee County, Illinois

Status

Lost

Future prospects

There is a movement to build a trail bridge on the existing piers.

Design

Deck plate girder with either 8 or 15 spans, depending on how you count them.

Dimensions

Total length: 950.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.84430, -89.49087   (decimal degrees)
41°50'39" N, 89°29'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/293202/4635489 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Dixon East

Inventory number

BH 51487 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 28, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Rock River", "Illinois Central Railroad"

Sources 

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

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