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Metra/CN Overpass

Will County, Illinois

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Wabash Railroad Bridge #1084

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BH Photo #311557

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Overview
Pony/through girder bridge over Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/Metra
Location
Brisbane, Will County, Illinois
Status
Open to rail traffic
History
Original 95' frame trestle at this location built 1879; replaced by this bridge 1912
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Commuter Rail
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJE)
- Metra (METX)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design
Through plate girder on masonry abutments
Dimensions
Span length: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Also called
Wabash/EJ&E Overpass
Metra/EJ&E Overpass
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1084
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.49241, -87.96038   (decimal degrees)
41°29'33" N, 87°57'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/419834/4593866 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Manhattan
Land survey
T. 35 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 27
Inventory number
BH 65201 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Brisbane, Illinois (1)
Built 1912 (870)
Built during 1910s (9,975)
Canadian National Railway (571)
Commuter Rail (439)
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (44)
Girder (11,178)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (421)
Illinois (4,933)
Metra (99)
 Norfolk Southern Railway (2,095)
Open (40,970)
Owned by railroad (13,506)
Railroad (16,463)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,425)
Through girder (4,195)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,580)
Wabash Railroad (593)
Will County, Illinois (142)

Update Log 

  • January 2, 2015: Added by James Holzmeier

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