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Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois River Bridge, Spanning Illinois River, La Salle, La Salle County, IL
Summary
Significance: In 1855 the spanning of the Illinois River by the Illinois Central Railroad Bridge was a major engineering achievement; although reconstructed in 1893, the bridge was used from 1855 until it was abandoned in the late 1970s.
Survey number: HAER IL-49
Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1893 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1932 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1970 Subsequent Work
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Date
1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
McClintic Marshall Corporation
Location
La Salle (Ill.), 41.36215, -89.04182
Source
Library of Congress
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