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BNSF - Oregon Bridge (East Channel)

Ogle County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2012

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BH Photo #227502

Map 

Description 

Alternating old/new piers suggest this is a 2nd generation beefed up brudge.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Rock River on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad in Oregon
Location
Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 350.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.99983, -89.32254   (decimal degrees)
41°59'59" N, 89°19'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/307646/4652366 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Daysville
Inventory number
BH 49909 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,509)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (535)
Deck girder (5,748)
Girder (10,237)
Illinois (4,647)
Ogle County, Illinois (43)
 Open (39,881)
Oregon, Illinois (2)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Plate girder (7,926)
Railroad (15,426)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (84)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,230)

Update Log 

  • November 27, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • March 13, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • March 12, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Rock River"
  • October 25, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

Sources 

  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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