Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Zurich Street Bridge

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Overview

These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge before it was replaced [Photos taken April 1995 by Roger McCredie]

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Side view

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Deck view

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Close-up of truss

Overview: Lost timber pony truss bridge over the UPRR on Zurich Street near Joliet
Location: Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by modern bridge
History: Built ca. 1890 by the Chicago & Alton Railroad; replaced 1998
Design: Main span: Timber Queenpost truss with vertical iron rods
Approaches: Five stringer spans with timber frame bents
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 29.8 ft.
Total length: 133.8 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.49110, -88.08724 (decimal degrees)
41°29'28" N, 88°05'14" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/409242/4593846 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Elwood
Inventory numbers: IL 099-3141 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15757 (Bridgehunter.com ID)