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UP - IL176 Bridge

McHenry County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

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BH Photo #225195

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Description 

Wide three track bridge with additional pony deck plate between 2nd & 3rd track

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over IL 176 (W Terra Cotta Ave) on UPRR (Former C&NW) in Crystal Lake
Location
Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1940
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.1 ft.
Total length: 101.1 ft.
Also called
Terra Cotta Ave Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.24820, -88.32472   (decimal degrees)
42°14'54" N, 88°19'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/390716/4678183 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Crystal Lake
Inventory numbers
IL 056-0045 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51248 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1940 (1,082)
Built during 1940s (4,116)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,410)
Crystal Lake, Illinois (2)
Girder (10,432)
Illinois (4,758)
McHenry County, Illinois (31)
Open (40,013)
 Owned by railroad (12,663)
Plate girder (8,092)
Railroad (15,781)
Skewed (4,933)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,424)
Through girder (3,890)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,216)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,379)

Update Log 

  • February 10, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Chicago & North Western Railway", "Skewed"

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