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NS - IL113 Overpass

Kankakee County, Illinois

Photos 

south profile

Gene Smania, 8-93

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #226010

Map 

Description 

Illinois Rt 113 roadway width was 28' Carried various RR over life span--New York Central & Kankakee and Central RR in 1928 currently Norfolk & Southern

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck girder bridge over Illinois Rt 113 on Norfolk Southern RR
Location
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1928
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Built up steel plate deck girder with floor beam system
Dimensions
Span length: 51.0 ft.
Total length: 51.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.12305, -87.88200   (decimal degrees)
41°07'23" N, 87°52'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/425960/4552791 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
West Kankakee
Inventory numbers
046-0075
replaced by 046-9903
BH 51442 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1928 (1,230)
Built during 1920s (10,330)
Conrail (1,753)
Deck girder (6,403)
Girder (11,354)
Illinois (4,954)
Kankakee County, Illinois (44)
Kankakee, Illinois (17)
Lost (30,065)
 Lost 2003 (557)
Lost during 2000s (4,442)
Norfolk Southern Railway (2,155)
Owned by state (16,660)
Penn Central Railroad (1,574)
Railroad (16,675)
Replaced by new bridge (20,462)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,551)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,726)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2012: Added by Gene Smania

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