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Bridge in Ottawa, Illinois
Ottawa Rail Bridge
Ottawa Rail Bridge in 1988.
Coordinates41°20′30″N 88°50′49″W / 41.34167°N 88.84694°W / 41.34167; -88.84694 (Ottawa Rail Bridge)
CarriesIllinois Railway
CrossesIllinois River
LocaleOttawa, Illinois
Official nameOttawa Rail Bridge
Maintained byIllinois Department of Transportation
Characteristics
DesignSteel truss with lift span
Width1 track
Height21 feet (6.4 m) above water, 480 feet (150 m) above sea level
History
Opened1898
Location

The Ottawa Rail Bridge is a railroad bridge spanning the Illinois River in the municipality of Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois. The first rail crossing on this site was constructed in 1871 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, along a route leased from the Ottawa, Oswego and Fox River Valley Railroad between Ottawa and Streator, Illinois. The current bridge was constructed in 1898 by the King Bridge Company and altered in 1932 to include a vertical-lift span designed by Waddell & Harrington. The Illinois Railway now operates trains over the bridge on its Ottawa Branch between Streator and Montgomery, Illinois.

See also

References

  1. Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. IL-71, "Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Illinois River Bridge", p. 2
  2. OmniTRAX. "Illinois Railway". Retrieved 2016-04-25.

External links

Crossings of the Illinois River
Upstream
Veterans Memorial Bridge
 Ottawa Rail Bridge
 Downstream
Starved Rock Lock and Dam
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