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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
- 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)

Update Log 

  • October 31, 2007: Posted photo from Doug Vander Wilt

Sources 

  • Doug Vander Wilt - unsearchable [at] gmail [dot] com