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DM&E Industrial Spur IL2 Bridge

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

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Description 

Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern industrial spur to Byron Nuclear plant. Former Chicago Great Western RR.

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over IL 2 (E Blackhawk Dr) on Dakota Minn & Eastern RR (former CGW))
Location
Byron, Ogle County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1935
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 35.1 ft.
Total length: 38.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.12556, -89.25083   (decimal degrees)
42°07'32" N, 89°15'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/313953/4666168 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Kishwaukee
Inventory numbers
IL 071-9904 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 50368 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
7,900

Categories 

Beam (6,038)
Built 1935 (1,457)
Built during 1930s (8,552)
Byron, Illinois (4)
Canadian Pacific Railway (237)
Chicago Great Western Railway (87)
Dakota, Minnesota, & Eastern Railroad (178)
Illinois (2,499)
 Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad (133)
Ogle County, Illinois (30)
Open (28,301)
Owned by railroad (4,036)
Railroad (4,063)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,048)
Steel stringer (2,323)
Total length 25-50 feet (7,625)

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  • November 30, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

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