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Rating:
51242
{90}%
2 votes
Illinois Railway Museum - Boot Creek Bridge
McHenry County
,
Illinois
Photos
Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012
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BH Photo #225120
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Overview
Timber stringer bridge over Boot Creek on Illnois Railway Museum RR
Location
McHenry County
,
Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
-
Elgin & Belvidere Electric Co.
(E&B)
-
Illinois Railway Museum
(MUSE)
-
Interurban
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Total length: 70.0 ft.
Also called
MUSE - Boot Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.22771
,
-88.52190
(decimal degrees)
42°13'40" N, 88°31'19" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/374408/4676180
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Marengo South
Inventory number
BH 51242
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Beam
(15,715)
Built 1965
(216)
Built during 1960s
(2,031)
Elgin & Belvidere Electric Co.
(4)
Illinois
(4,647)
Illinois Railway Museum
(1)
Interurban
(911)
McHenry County, Illinois
(31)
Museum
(24)
Open
(39,882)
Owned by historical society
(75)
Railroad
(15,412)
Timber stringer
(4,017)
Total length 50-75 feet
(9,299)
Update Log
February 10, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
February 9, 2012: Added by Steve Conro
Sources
Steve Conro
-
sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
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