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CNW/Fox River Trail Overpass

Kane County, Illinois

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Fox River Trail Overpass

Missing Plate

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2015

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BH Photo #336145

Map 

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
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)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,940)
American Bridge Co. (1,674)
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway (14)
Built 1903 (626)
Built during 1900s (7,683)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,451)
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railroad (20)
Girder (11,222)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (422)
Illinois (4,947)
 Interurban (1,012)
Kane County, Illinois (133)
Owned by city (6,109)
Plate girder (8,770)
Rail-to-trail (1,660)
Railroad (16,518)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,459)
Through girder (4,210)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,629)

Update Log 

  • February 4, 2022: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 21, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • May 5, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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