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Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge

Stephenson County, Illinois

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Jane Addams Trail Bridge

Looking South

Photo taken by John Marvig in March 2015

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BH Photo #320649

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on Jane Addams Trail
Location
Stephenson County, Illinois
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1887
Builder
- Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 175.0 ft.
Total length: 175.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.31935, -89.66381   (decimal degrees)
42°19'10" N, 89°39'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/280488/4688671 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Freeport West
Inventory number
BH 64257 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,674)
8-panel truss (390)
Built 1887 (219)
Built during 1880s (2,018)
Illinois (4,754)
Illinois Central Railroad (593)
Open to pedestrians (4,285)
Owned by county (20,947)
Pecatonica River (21)
Pin-connected (3,944)
 Pratt through truss (5,465)
Pratt truss (9,406)
Rail-to-trail (1,576)
Railroad (15,696)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,994)
Stephenson County, Illinois (35)
Through truss (15,289)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,298)
Truss (33,156)
Union Bridge Co. (56)

Update Log 

  • April 4, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • November 25, 2014: Added by John Marvig

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Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge
Posted March 17, 2021, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Yes, this bridge was part of the line northwards towards Madison. There is a nearly identical bridge at Belleville WI.

Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge
Posted March 17, 2021, by William M Shapokin (traingg1 [at] aol [dot] com)

Is this bridge a former IC bridge? Believe it once carried the IC north from Freeport into Wisconson.