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IC - Rock River Bridge (1st)

Lee County, Illinois

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Rock River on Illinois Central Railroad
Location
Dixon, Lee County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1851; Replaced 1862
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Howe deck truss w/ supplemental arches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 960.0 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)
Quadrangle map:
Dixon East
Inventory number
BH 71980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,560)
Built 1851 (38)
Built during 1850s (406)
Deck truss (1,731)
Dixon, Illinois (19)
Howe deck truss (54)
Howe truss (558)
Illinois (4,647)
Illinois Central Railroad (582)
Lee County, Illinois (45)
Lost (24,719)
 Lost 1862 (8)
Lost during 1860s (52)
Owned by railroad (12,415)
Railroad (15,411)
Replaced by new bridge (16,570)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (84)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Truss (32,773)
Uncovered wooden deck truss (18)

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  • April 26, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added

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