LaSalle Rail Bridge
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LaSalle Rail Bridge | |
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![]() LaSalle Rail Bridge in 2018. | |
Coordinates | 41°19′21″N 89°04′58″W / 41.32250°N 89.08278°W |
Carries | 1 track |
Crosses | Illinois River |
Locale | LaSalle and Oglesby, Illinois |
Official name | LaSalle Rail Bridge |
Maintained by | Illinois Department of Transportation |
ID number | 000050019120847 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Steel deck truss |
Total length | Most estimates are about 2,875 feet (876 m) |
Height | 65 feet (20 m) above water, 505 feet (154 m) above sea level |
History | |
Construction end | 1893 |
Opened | 1855 |
Location | |
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The LaSalle Rail Bridge is a rail bridge that carries the former Illinois Central Railroad across the Illinois River in the small community of LaSalle, Illinois. The first bridge on this site was constructed in 1855, but the superstructure was entirely reconstructed in 1893.[1]
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With the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge
See also
References
- ^ Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IL-49, "Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois River Bridge"
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