Dayton Bridge

Photos 

Fox River Bridge

Chicago Tribune: May 20 1940

BH Photo #443274

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River on Dayton Road

Location

Dayton, LaSalle County, Illinois

Status

Collapsed. Replaced by new bridge.

History

Built 1884; Collapsed 1940

Builder

- Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. of Chicago, Illinois

Design

(3)7-panel, pin-connected Pratt through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.38416, -88.78972   (decimal degrees)
41°23'03" N, 88°47'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/350356/4582949 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 84380 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 28, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type & categories "7-panel truss", "One-lane traffic"
• December 21, 2021: New photo from Luke
• February 16, 2019: Updated by GS: added newspaper article from local paper
• February 3, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch

Related Bridges 

• Dayton Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
• Luke
• Dayton and the Greens: The Great Dayton Bridge Affair - Historical information
• Dayton and the Greens: Bridge collapses - Historical information

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