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BNSF Side Canal Bridge

Will County, Illinois

Photos 

Close-up view

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2015

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BH Photo #515369

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Located just south of BNSF I&M Canal Bridge. Can be viewed from across river, or on a boat.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over side channel of I&M Canal on BNSF Railway
Location
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1935
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 74.0 ft.
Total length: 130.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.53851, -88.08208   (decimal degrees)
41°32'19" N, 88°04'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/409739/4599105 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95893 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (468)
BNSF Railway (1,589)
Built 1935 (1,490)
Built during 1930s (12,164)
Deck girder (6,300)
Girder (11,163)
Have street view (28,882)
Illinois (4,927)
 Joliet, Illinois (54)
Open (40,961)
Owned by railroad (13,492)
Plate girder (8,719)
Railroad (16,452)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,415)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,179)
Will County, Illinois (142)

Update Log 

  • January 14, 2022: Updated by John Marvig: added dimensions
  • January 13, 2022: Added by Roger Deschner

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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