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UP - 5th Avenue Overpass

Will County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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BH Photo #226435

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Overview
Lost Through Girder bridge over 5th Street (US6 EB) on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1910, Replaced 2015
Railroads
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.51508, -88.07955   (decimal degrees)
41°30'54" N, 88°04'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/409918/4596501 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Joliet
Inventory numbers
IL 099-0228 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51545 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1910 (1,158)
Built during 1910s (9,633)
Chicago & Alton Railroad (90)
Girder (10,233)
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (112)
Have street view (26,945)
Illinois (4,647)
Illinois Central Railroad (582)
Joliet, Illinois (50)
Lost (24,725)
Lost 2015 (360)
 Lost during 2010s (3,282)
Owned by railroad (12,422)
Plate girder (7,922)
Railroad (15,411)
Replaced by new bridge (16,573)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,668)
Through girder (3,810)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,299)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)
Will County, Illinois (135)

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: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Illinois Central Railroad"

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