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North Approach November 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss railroad bridge over the Kaskaskia River just above the Lock and Dam northwest of Chester
- Location
- Randolph County, Illinois
- Status
- Still in use
- Design
- Warren through truss with a Camelback profile
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.99723, -89.95238 (decimal degrees)
37°59'50" N, 89°57'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/240751/4209621 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 15627 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 23, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: added GPS coordinates from terraserver
- December 18, 2008: New photo from Nathan Morton
- July 10, 2005: Posted additional photo from Brian Frierdich
Sources
- Brian Frierdich - railtrekker [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com