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Illinois Traction System, Fox River Bridge, Spanning Fox River, Ottawa, La Salle County, IL

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Significance: In 1903 the Illinois Traction System constructed a bridge across the Fox River sharing the piers of the I & M Canal Fox River Aqueduct.

Survey number: HAER IL-82

Building/structure dates: 1903 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1934

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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