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DM&E Rock River Bridges - Byron

Ogle County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in November 2011

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Description 

Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad. Original Milwaukee Road (CMStPP)Bridge now controlled by the CP as the DM&E.

Facts 

Overview
Twin Through Truss bridges over Rock River on DM&E Railroad (formerly Milwuakee Road)
Location
Ogle County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
The location of this bridge was once called "Loose Pulley Junction"
Design
Twin parallel 5 span through truss bridges. Slightly offset due to angle of river. The southern bridge is no longer in use. Ghost bridge piers in parallel just down stream suggest a lost 3rd or perhaps original bridge.
Dimensions
Total length: 840.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.12779, -89.23201   (decimal degrees)
42°07'40" N, 89°13'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/315515/4666376 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 25 N., R 11 E., Sec. 33
Elevation
680 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Kishwaukee
Inventory number
BH 49910 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Canadian Pacific Railway (237)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (283)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (178)
Illinois (2,499)
Ogle County, Illinois (30)
Open (28,315)
Owned by railroad (4,045)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
 Pratt truss (5,660)
Railroad (4,070)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (41)
Skewed (4,080)
Through truss (9,209)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,573)

Update Log 

  • June 29, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • March 12, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Canadian Pacific Railway"
  • March 12, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad"
  • December 11, 2011: Updated by Clark Vance: Added PLSS info
  • December 10, 2011: Updated by J.P.: updated design
  • October 25, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

Sources 

  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
  • Flickr - Image
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DM&E Rock River Bridges - Byron2
Posted March 15, 2012, by Steve Conro (sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com)

And I knew that. Got my National and Pacific mixed up, thanks for the catch.

DM&E Rock River Bridges - Byron2
Posted March 12, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

Steve, the CN does not control the DM&E, the Canadian Pacific does.