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CN - Des Plaines River Bridge

Will County, Illinois

Photos 

Bill Gustafson photo from ejearchive.com

BH Photo #220184

Map 

Description 

Length Approximate

Facts 

Overview
Through truss lift bridge over Des Plaines River/BNSF RR on EJ&E Ry in Crest Hill
Location
Crest Hill, Will County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1934
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJE)
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss center lift span with w/2 deck Plate spans on West approach and 1 through Plate span on East approach crossing the BNSF tracks
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 275.0 ft.
Total length: 700.0 ft.
Also called
EJ&E - Des Plaines River Bridge
EJ&E - Joliet North Bridge
Joliet North Railroad Bridge
CN - Joliet North Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.55516, -88.07741   (decimal degrees)
41°33'19" N, 88°04'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/410151/4600948 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Joliet
Land survey
T. 36 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 34
Inventory number
BH 41931 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,589)
Built 1934 (830)
Built during 1930s (12,165)
Canadian National Railway (571)
Crest Hill, Illinois (2)
Deck girder (6,303)
Des Plaines River (27)
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (44)
Girder (11,169)
Illinois (4,929)
Movable (3,114)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
 Plate girder (8,724)
Polygonal Warren through truss (466)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,140)
Railroad (16,454)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,259)
Through girder (4,189)
Through truss (16,737)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,058)
Tower Drive Vertical Lift (64)
Truss (35,407)
Vertical lift (428)
Warren truss (6,998)
Will County, Illinois (142)

Update Log 

  • May 21, 2021: New photo from Vincent Johnson
  • August 3, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Navigable waterway", "Canadian National Railway", "Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway", "Railroad"
  • March 29, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey

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