CN/UP Overpass

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Overview

Pony/through plate girder bridge over UPRR (former ICRR) on Elgin, Joilet & Eastern RR (now CNRR)

Location

Will County, Illinois

Status

Open to traffic

History

ca. late 1800's

Railroads

- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJE)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Two track Pony plate girder

Dimensions

Total length: 100.0 ft.

Also called

Elgin Joliet & Eastern Bridge 201
EJ&E/IC Overpass

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.55274, -88.07470   (decimal degrees)
41°33'10" N, 88°04'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/410374/4600676 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Joliet

Land survey

T. 35 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 3

Inventory number

BH 51094 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 3, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Union Pacific Railroad"
• January 26, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

Sources 

• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com

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