Bridgehunter.com | WSOR - Nippersink Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in February 2012

BH Photo #225167

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Nippersink Creek on Wisconsin & Southern RR (former Chicago,Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific RR) near Solon Mills
Location: McHenry County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Abutments are stamped 1905 but I the current bridge looks newer. 1940's?
Railroads: - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Wisconsin & Southern Railroad (WSOR)
Design: Deck plate girder. Abutments are stamped 1905 but bridge and piers appear to be newer. Evidence of older timber piers suggest earlier timber structure may have preceded current bridge.
Dimensions: Total length: 185.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.44306, -88.26451 (decimal degrees)
42°26'35" N, 88°15'52" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/396004/4699744 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Richmond
Inventory number: BH 51251 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

February 10, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
February 10, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "WSOR Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co.", "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad"