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Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
 9 b&w photos |  3 data pages |  1 photo caption pages |
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TITLE:
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Illinois River Bridge, Ottawa, La Salle County, IL
CALL NUMBER:
HAER IL, 50-OTWA, 3-
REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]
MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 9 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 2 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1
DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.
CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
RELATED NAME(S):
King Bridge Company
NOTE:
Survey number HAER IL-71
Building/structure dates: 1898 initial construction
Building/structure dates: 1932 subsequent work
Significance: This multi-span, truss railroad bridge was erected in 1898 by the prominent bridge-manufacturing firm of King Bridge Company. A later reconstruction (1932) included a Waddell and Harrington Engineers vertical lift.
SUBJECTS:
ILLINOIS--La Salle County--Ottawa
railroad bridges
OTHER TITLE:
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corrid
COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.il0637
CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. WEST VIEW FROM SOUTH BANK OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER.
2. SOUTHWEST VIEW LOOKING NORTHEAST.
3. SOUTH VIEW OF BRIDGE LOOKING NORTHWEST.
4. WIDE VIEW FROM SOUTH BANK OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER.
5. CENTER SPAN FACING NORTHWEST.
6. VIEW OF WEST SIDE OF SPAN FROM SOUTH BANK OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER.
7. SOUTH SPAN LOOKING NORTHEAST.
8. WIDE VIEW FROM RAILROAD BED OF PORTAL WITH BUILDER'S PLATE.
9. DETAIL OF SOUTH PIER AND PILINGS.
CONTROL #:
IL0637
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