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CN/IAIS Overpass

Grundy County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2011

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BH Photo #221587

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IAIS RR on EJ&E Ry in Minooka
Location
Minooka, Grundy County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJE)
- Iowa Railroad (IRRC)
Design
Pony/through plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Also called
EJ&E/RI Overpass
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Bridge 538
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.45402, -88.27008   (decimal degrees)
41°27'14" N, 88°16'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/393919/4589938 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Minooka
Land survey
T. 34 N., R. 8 E., Sec. 1
Inventory number
BH 50151 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,749)
Built 1888 (226)
Built during 1880s (2,035)
Canadian National Railway (523)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,118)
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (44)
Girder (10,500)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (393)
Grundy County, Illinois (39)
Have street view (27,287)
 Illinois (4,767)
Iowa Railroad (35)
Minooka, Illinois (5)
Open (40,082)
Owned by railroad (12,728)
Plate girder (8,150)
Railroad (15,857)
Through girder (3,924)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,356)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • January 26, 2012: New photo from Steve Conro
  • December 10, 2011: New photos from Steve Conro
  • November 11, 2011: New Street View added by Daniel Hopkins
  • November 11, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

Sources 

  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net

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