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CGW - Rock River Bridge (Old)

Ogle County, Illinois

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Rock River on Railroad
Location
Byron, Ogle County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
Railroad
- Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW)
Design
Pratt deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.12340, -89.25051   (decimal degrees)
42°07'24" N, 89°15'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/313973/4665928 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oregon
Inventory number
BH 52290 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (584)
Byron, Illinois (9)
Chicago Great Western Railway (202)
Deck truss (2,082)
Illinois (5,123)
Lost (32,326)
Ogle County, Illinois (49)
Pin-connected (5,513)
 Pratt deck truss (437)
Pratt truss (10,918)
Railroad (17,180)
Replaced by new bridge (22,031)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (123)
Stone piers (300)
Truss (38,723)

Update Log 

  • May 28, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type & categories "7-panel truss", "Pin-connected", "Stone piers"
  • December 26, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • February 11, 2017: New photo from Luke
  • April 29, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Rock River", "Chicago Great Western Railway"

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Sources 

  • Luke
  • Image
  • Postcard
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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