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BNSF - Oregon Bridge (West Channel)
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Rock River on BNSF Railway in Oregon
- Location
- Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to railroad traffic
- History
- Built 1892, Deck Girders added Later
- Railroads
- - BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- Design
- 2 Through truss center spans with deck plate girder approach spans
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 130.0 ft.
Total length: 550.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.00061, -89.32703 (decimal degrees)
42°00'02" N, 89°19'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/307277/4652463 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Oregon
- Inventory number
- BH 37338 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 30, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
- October 9, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
- March 12, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad", "Rock River"
- March 9, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Added GPS
- August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Sources
- Kim Harvey
- Frank Hicks
- Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Flickr - Image
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
- John Marvig Railroad Bridge Photography - John Marvig's Page on this bridge
Comments
BNSF - Rock River Bridge - Oregon West Channel
Here is a long-exposure shot of the BNSF Rock River Bridge from November 2015.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/66708125@N03/39849644621/in/da...
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A private research library in Chicago houses the CB&Q bridge records from approximately 1918. Finding information on this bridge is a priority for myself. I suspect this bridge is newer than 1892, judging by the unique design. The upper connections are riveted, while the lower connections are pinned. I've only ever seen a handful of bridges which are of hybrid design like this. I would estimate this bridge to have been constructed between 1900 and 1910. The missing approach plaque also appears to be a King Bridge plaque.