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IC - Kankakee River Pratt Through Truss Bridge

Kankakee County, Illinois

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Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch

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BH Photo #438917

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Illinois Central Railroad
Location
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Added 1884; Replaced 1919
Builder
- Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.11350, -87.86705   (decimal degrees)
41°06'49" N, 87°52'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/427204/4551718 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83611 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,341)
Built 1884 (197)
Built during 1880s (2,164)
Illinois (4,929)
Illinois Central Railroad (624)
Kankakee County, Illinois (41)
Kankakee River (42)
Kankakee, Illinois (17)
Lost (28,422)
Lost 1919 (44)
 Lost during 1910s (650)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Pin-connected (4,687)
Pratt through truss (6,051)
Pratt truss (10,289)
Railroad (16,455)
Replaced by new bridge (19,328)
Through truss (16,744)
Truss (35,415)
Union Bridge Co. (70)

Update Log 

  • October 15, 2021: Updated by Luke: Added build date
  • September 18, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 25, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added GPS and loss date
  • November 25, 2018: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

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Sources 

  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs
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IC - Kankakee River Bridge (Old)
Posted November 25, 2018, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Luke !