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BNSF - US52/IL53 Overpass

Will County, Illinois

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Looking South

BH 51530 in the distance

Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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BH Photo #226399

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Girder bridge over US52 / IL53/Chicago ST (Old Rte 66) on BNSF RR
Location
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936
Builder
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 118.1 ft.
Total length: 120.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.50858, -88.08109   (decimal degrees)
41°30'31" N, 88°04'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/409780/4595780 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Joliet
Inventory numbers
IL 099-0084 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51529 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
15,000

Categories 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (256)
BNSF Railway (1,083)
Bethlehem Steel Co. (106)
Built 1936 (1,011)
Built during 1930s (10,553)
Girder (7,931)
Have street view (22,058)
Illinois (3,845)
 Joliet, Illinois (44)
Open (36,533)
Owned by railroad (9,806)
Railroad (13,078)
Skewed (4,672)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,030)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,638)
Will County, Illinois (131)

Update Log 

  • July 14, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • March 2, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • March 1, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • February 29, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Skewed", "Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway"

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