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CNW/Fox River Trail Overpass
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Fox River Trail Overpass
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2015
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BH Photo #336143
Description
Build date provided by C&NW bridge records at the Chicago & North Western Railway Historical Society archives
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Fox River Trail on Abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway
- Location
- Kane County, Illinois
- Status
- Derelict/abandoned
- History
- Built 1903
- Builder
- - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Railroads
- - Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway (AE&C)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railroad (CA&E)
- Interurban
- Design
- Pony plate girder
- Dimensions
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Span length: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 55.0 ft.
- Also called
- C&NW Bridge #600
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.01871, -88.27435 (decimal degrees)
42°01'07" N, 88°16'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/394491/4652639 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Elgin
- Inventory number
- BH 67420 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 21, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
- May 5, 2015: Added by John Marvig