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Great Western Trail - 12th Street Overpass

Kane County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in May 2014

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BH Photo #283293

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Description 

This looks to be a later structure. Abutments suggest and early 2 track bridge. The older stone abutments no longer have a bridge on them.

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over 12th St on abandoned Chicago & Great Western Rwy
Location
St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois
History
Built 1941
Builder
- Des Moines Steel Co. of Des Moines, Iowa
Railroad
- Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW)
Design
Steel stringer
Also called
CGW - 12th Street Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.91712, -88.32901   (decimal degrees)
41°55'02" N, 88°19'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/389790/4641428 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Geneva
Inventory number
BH 60904 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,880)
Built 1941 (483)
Built during 1940s (4,233)
Chicago Great Western Railway (201)
Des Moines Steel Co. (12)
Great Western Trail (9)
Have street view (28,893)
 Illinois (4,929)
Kane County, Illinois (129)
Rail-to-trail (1,656)
Railroad (16,455)
St. Charles, Illinois (7)
Steel stringer (6,712)
Unknown status (1,584)

Update Log 

  • July 17, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • May 8, 2014: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Chicago Great Western Railway"

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