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CN - East Fork Galena River Bridge #2

Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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Overview
Deck Plate Girder Bridge over E. Fork Galena River on Canadian National (former Illinois Central)
Location
Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1948
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 138.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.47247, -90.32662   (decimal degrees)
42°28'21" N, 90°19'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/719764/4705699 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Scales Mound West
Inventory number
BH 52250 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1948 (407)
Built during 1940s (4,108)
Canadian National Railway (518)
Curved (463)
Deck girder (5,792)
Galena River (21)
Girder (10,316)
Illinois (4,692)
 Illinois Central Railroad (588)
Jo Daviess County, Illinois (91)
Open (40,003)
Owned by railroad (12,518)
Plate girder (7,999)
Railroad (15,619)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,111)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,943)

Update Log 

  • December 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
  • October 24, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • April 27, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Illinois Central Railroad"

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