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BNSF - Sinsinawa River Bridge (EB)

Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2020

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BH Photo #466401

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Sinsinawa River on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad
Location
Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1943
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 129.0 ft.
Total length: 130.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.41333, -90.50200   (decimal degrees)
42°24'48" N, 90°30'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/705540/4698692 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Menominee
Inventory number
BH 54339 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A-frame portal (486)
American Bridge Co. (1,660)
BNSF Railway (1,589)
Built 1943 (132)
Built during 1940s (4,232)
Canadian National Railway (570)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (571)
Illinois (4,927)
Illinois Central Railroad (623)
Jo Daviess County, Illinois (104)
 Open (40,961)
Owned by railroad (13,486)
Railroad (16,447)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,416)
Through truss (16,710)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,177)
Truss (35,376)
Warren through truss (1,704)
Warren truss (6,996)

Update Log 

  • February 24, 2020: New photos from Steve Conro
  • December 10, 2012: Updated by John Marvig: Added build date
  • November 7, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad"

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