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BNSF/UP - Van Buren Street Overpass

Will County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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BH Photo #226394

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Overview
Steel Steel stringer bridge over Van Buren Street on BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Joliet. Illinois, Will County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1911
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.52601, -88.07895   (decimal degrees)
41°31'34" N, 88°04'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/409982/4597713 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Joliet
Inventory number
BH 51547 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (449)
BNSF Railway (1,509)
Beam (15,719)
Built 1911 (786)
Built during 1910s (9,636)
Chicago & Alton Railroad (90)
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (113)
Have street view (26,950)
Illinois (4,647)
 Joliet. Illinois, Illinois (8)
Open (39,885)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Railroad (15,426)
Steel stringer (6,222)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,300)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)
Will County, Illinois (135)

Update Log 

  • July 10, 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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