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UP - Fox River Bridge

Kane County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in October 2011

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BH Photo #218900

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River in Elgin on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1912
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck Plate girder on concrete Piers
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 382.0 ft.
Also called
CNW Fox River Bridge
C&NW Bridge #333
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.01988, -88.27564   (decimal degrees)
42°01'12" N, 88°16'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/394386/4652770 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elgin
Inventory number
BH 49947 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,505)
Built 1912 (825)
Built during 1910s (9,632)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,404)
Deck girder (5,742)
Elgin, Illinois (18)
Fox River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (24)
Girder (10,231)
Have street view (26,928)
 Illinois (4,647)
Kane County, Illinois (116)
Open (39,881)
Owned by railroad (12,415)
Plate girder (7,920)
Railroad (15,408)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,427)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,223)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,372)

Update Log 

  • August 21, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 17, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • October 18, 2012: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • October 29, 2011: Added by Steve Conro

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