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BNSF - 5th Avenue Overpass

Will County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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BH Photo #226431

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Street View 

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Overview
Through Girder bridge over 5th Street (US6 EB) on BNSF Railway
Location
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 41.8 ft.
Total length: 72.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.51509, -88.07978   (decimal degrees)
41°30'54" N, 88°04'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/409899/4596501 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Joliet
Inventory numbers
IL 099-0230 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (451)
BNSF Railway (1,517)
Built 1910 (1,173)
Built during 1910s (9,703)
Girder (10,357)
Have street view (27,121)
Illinois (4,746)
Joliet, Illinois (51)
 Open (40,038)
Owned by railroad (12,585)
Plate girder (8,032)
Railroad (15,650)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,737)
Through girder (3,869)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,323)
Will County, Illinois (136)

Update Log 

  • July 16, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 14, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • March 1, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

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