Historic Bridges
of the United States
Van Buren Avenue Bridge
Stephenson County
,
Illinois
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Facts
Overview
Through truss bridge over Pecatonica River on N. Van Buren Avenue in Freeport
Location
Stephenson County
,
Illinois
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1885 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builder
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Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
of Canton, Ohio
Design
Whipple through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 198.1 ft.
Total length: 204.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.30944, -89.62389
(decimal degrees)
42°18'34" N, 89°37'26" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
IL 089-6000
(Illinois bridge number)
BH 15683
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,725)
Built 1885
(64)
Built during 1880s
(482)
Illinois
(820)
NR-eligible
(2,567)
Open to pedestrians
(378)
Owned by city
(1,880)
Span length 175-250 feet
(990)
Stephenson County, Illinois
(5)
Through truss
(5,208)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,775)
Truss
(15,742)
Whipple truss
(49)
Wooden deck
(5,156)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
(64)
Update Log
October 31, 2007: Posted photo from Doug Vander Wilt
Sources
Doug Vander Wilt -
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