Kingery Highway Truss Bridge - Cook Co., IL
Posted by: 
cldisme
N 41° 41.754 W 087° 56.153
16T E 422124 N 4616436
State Routes 171 and 83 traverse the Cal-Sag Channel outside Lemont, IL
Waymark Code: WM2H8Q
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2007
Views: 43
This bridge is considered to be a Pennsylvania Through Truss, which essentially means a Pratt truss with additional members added to the truss web, plus it also has a polygonal top chord.
Accessing the bridge site on foot is possible both on deck and below. The safer method would be from below. Parking coordinates at the Sag Quarries Preserve are listed below.
Parking Coordinates:: N 41° 41.619 W 087° 55.977
Date Built: 01/01/1934
Length of Span:
507 feet
www:
http://bridgehunter.com/il/cook/16042704134/
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.