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BNSF - Columbia Street Bridge

Will County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in May 2012

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BH Photo #232498

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Overview
Through plate girder bridge over Columbia St (IL53 & old Rte 66 WB) on BNSF Railway
Location
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 46.8 ft.
Total length: 78.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.53611, -88.08139   (decimal degrees)
41°32'10" N, 88°04'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/409793/4598837 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Joliet
Inventory numbers
IL 099-0221 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 52477 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (451)
BNSF Railway (1,515)
Built 1907 (708)
Built during 1900s (7,267)
Girder (10,316)
Have street view (27,086)
Illinois (4,692)
Joliet, Illinois (51)
 Open (40,003)
Owned by railroad (12,518)
Plate girder (7,999)
Railroad (15,619)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,716)
Through girder (3,846)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,599)
Will County, Illinois (136)

Update Log 

  • July 16, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • May 26, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Removed category "Skewed"
  • May 15, 2012: New Street View added by Frank Hicks
  • May 14, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

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