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CN/CM&G Overpass

Winnebago County, Illinois

Photo 

Photo taken by Brian in May 2014

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BH Photo #448821

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railway on Canadian National Railroad
Location
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Status
Filled in
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railway (CM&G)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pony plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.25396, -89.06712   (decimal degrees)
42°15'14" N, 89°04'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/329485/4680042 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rockford North
Inventory number
BH 62420 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Canadian National Railway (570)
Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railway (5)
Filled in (97)
Girder (11,163)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (421)
Have street view (28,880)
Illinois (4,927)
Illinois Central Railroad (623)
 Lost (28,382)
Owned by railroad (13,486)
Plate girder (8,719)
Railroad (16,447)
Rockford, Illinois (42)
Through girder (4,185)
Winnebago County, Illinois (73)

Update Log 

  • May 29, 2019: New photo from Luke
  • June 10, 2017: Updated by Luke: Filled in
  • August 10, 2014: New Street View added by Luke

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CN/CM&G Overpass
Posted May 29, 2019, by Brian (fcvpi99 [at] gmail [dot] com)

here is a pic of old bridge

CN/CM&G Overpass
Posted June 10, 2017, by Patrick Griffith (antennawizard [at] hotmail [dot] com)

The bridges have been removed and the CM&G cut has been filled with ballast rock to support the two CN lines that pass over. All that is still visible is one small corner of the old cement bridge support.