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Avenue G North Channel Bridge (1907)

Whiteside County, Illinois

Photos 

Circa 1911

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BH Photo #402011

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Rock River North Channel on Avenue G
Location
Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois
Status
Collapsed and replaced
History
Built 1906; One span collapsed 1947; Replaced 1948
Builder
- Penn Bridge Co. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Design
9 100' Pony plate girders
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 1,200.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.78352, -89.70635   (decimal degrees)
41°47'01" N, 89°42'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/275098/4629281 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sterling
Inventory number
BH 78405 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1907 (744)
Built during 1900s (7,636)
Collapsed (432)
Girder (11,169)
Illinois (4,929)
Lost (28,467)
Lost 1948 (66)
Lost during 1940s (490)
Owned by county (21,607)
 Penn Bridge Co. (82)
Plate girder (8,724)
Rock River (Wisconsin-Illinois) (105)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Sterling, Illinois (9)
Through girder (4,189)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,994)
Whiteside County, Illinois (52)

Update Log 

  • January 29, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman
  • September 10, 2017: Updated by Luke: Corrected type and added build date
  • September 10, 2017: Added by Dana and Kay Klein

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