Wauponsee Glacial Trail Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by James McCray

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Facts 

Overview

Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Wauponsee Glacial Trail (formerly Norfolk & Western Railway )

Location

Custer Park, Will County, Illinois

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Built 1902 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. a derailment in a unknown year damaged the eastern truss and was replaced with a pony plate girder.

Builder

- Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Design

Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Total length: 600.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.24571, -88.12765   (decimal degrees)
41°14'45" N, 88°07'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/405515/4566646 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Essex

Inventory number

BH 47611 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• January 5, 2013: Updated by Clark Vance: Date from portal photo
• January 5, 2013: Added by Robert Thompson
• October 17, 2011: Updated by J.P.: added builder and year built
• October 16, 2011: New photos from James McCray
• January 11, 2011: Updated by David Backlin: Added railroad name
• January 11, 2011: Added by James McCray

Sources 

• James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Robert Thompson
• Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com

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