Van Buren Avenue Bridge

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Overview

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View Of West Side Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Of East Side Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Southern Portal Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail Of Wouth End Name Plate Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Northern Portal Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Floor Beams, Diagonals And Lower Connections Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail Of Diagonal Rods Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Underside, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail Of Truss And Diagonal Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail Of Floor Beam And Vertical Rod Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on N. Van Buren Avenue in Freeport

Location

Stephenson County, Illinois

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.

Builder

- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio

Design

Whipple through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 198.1 ft.
Total length: 204.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.30944, -89.62389   (decimal degrees)
42°18'34" N, 89°37'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/283744/4687468 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Freeport East

Inventory numbers

IL 089-6000 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15683 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 28, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
• October 31, 2007: Posted photo from Doug Vander Wilt

Sources 

• Doug Vander Wilt - unsearchable [at] gmail [dot] com
• HAER IL-9 - Pecatonica River Bridge, Spanning Pecatonica River at Winnesheik Road, Freeport vicinity, Stephenson County, IL
• Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com

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