Bridgehunter.com | IC - Rock River Bridge (Old)

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Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River on Illinois Central Railroad
Location: Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1888; Replaced 1917
Builder: - Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
Railroads: - Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad (CM&N)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design: Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.25786, -89.09571 (decimal degrees)
42°15'28" N, 89°05'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/327136/4680533 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Rockford North
Inventory number: BH 73999 (Bridgehunter.com ID)