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IAIS/Metra - Schoolhouse Road Overpass

Will County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in May 2018

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BH Photo #428184

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Schoolhouse Rd & Hickory Creek on Chicago Rail Link RR (former Rock Island)
Location
Will County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- Paxton-Vierling Steel Co./Works of Omaha, Nebraska
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Commuter Rail
- Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS)
- Metra (METX)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 91.9 ft.
Total length: 146.0 ft.
Also called
CRL/Metra - Schoolhouse Road Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.51781, -87.92777   (decimal degrees)
41°31'04" N, 87°55'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/422586/4596657 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mokena
Inventory numbers
IL 099-3088 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51561 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1970 (133)
Built during 1970s (1,016)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,210)
Commuter Rail (439)
Girder (11,784)
Illinois (5,123)
Iowa Interstate Railroad (211)
Metra (110)
Open (41,565)
 Owned by railroad (14,333)
Paxton-Vierling Steel Co./Works (8)
Plate girder (9,289)
Railroad (17,180)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,830)
Through girder (4,428)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,504)
Will County, Illinois (150)

Update Log 

  • May 20, 2018: New photos from Steve Conro
  • March 1, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Removed category "Iowa Interstate Railroad"

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