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C&NW - Fox River Bridge (Old)

Kane County, Illinois

Photo 

Library of Congress

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BH Photo #435519

Map 

Description 

Contained two sets of parallel trusses, for 8 spans total:
2-125' Lattice Deck Trusses 2-119' Lattice Deck Trusses

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lattice deck truss bridge over Fox River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Location
Geneva, Kane County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1883, Replaced 1920
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
Lattice deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 490.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88162, -88.30419   (decimal degrees)
41°52'54" N, 88°18'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/391788/4637454 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83009 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,557)
Built 1883 (158)
Built during 1880s (1,992)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,404)
Deck truss (1,728)
Fox River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (24)
Geneva, Illinois (9)
Illinois (4,647)
Kane County, Illinois (116)
Lattice deck truss (29)
Lattice truss (586)
 Lost (24,711)
Lost 1920 (39)
Lost during 1920s (477)
Owned by railroad (12,414)
Railroad (15,408)
Replaced by new bridge (16,565)
Riveted (2,165)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,223)
Truss (32,768)

Update Log 

  • October 1, 2018: New photo from Luke
  • October 1, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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