Washington Avenue Bridge (Old)

Photo

Concrete mixing plant

Photo taken from Journal of the Western Society of Engineers - 1905

BH Photo #527672

Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Washington Avenue
Location: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1863; replaced 1900
Design: Four 125 foot Bowstring through truss spans and two 50 foot bowstring pony truss approach spans
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.11335, -87.86882 (decimal degrees)
41°06'48" N, 87°52'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/427055/4551703 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 97386 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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KLASEY: The closure of the Washington Avenue bridge | Local News | daily-journal.com - The bridge, which had served the city for 37 years, stretched a distance of more than 500 feet, connecting the north and south banks of the Kankakee River.