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UP - 9th Street Overpass

Winnebago County, Illinois

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9th Street Bridge

Photo taken by Steve Conro in November 2011

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BH Photo #220554

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Street View 

Description 

North track replaced with steel stringer span

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over 9th Street on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Location
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1890
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 48.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.25843, -89.07695   (decimal degrees)
42°15'30" N, 89°04'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/328686/4680558 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rockford North
Inventory numbers
IL 101-9939 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 50287 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,622)
Built 1890 (276)
Built during 1890s (2,995)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,407)
Deck girder (5,774)
Girder (10,293)
Have street view (27,057)
Illinois (4,677)
Open (39,969)
 Owned by railroad (12,491)
Plate girder (7,977)
Railroad (15,595)
Rockford, Illinois (41)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,705)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,214)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,375)
Winnebago County, Illinois (71)

Update Log 

  • June 21, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
  • November 21, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

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