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DM&E Ashby Road Bridge

Steel Stringer Bridge over Ashby Road
Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois

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Name DM&E Ashby Road Bridge
Built By Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad
Length 32 Feet Total
Width 1 Track, Abutments Built for 2
Height Above Ground 12 Feet (Estimated)
Superstructure Type Steel Stringer
Substructure Type Stone Masonry and Concrete
Date Built 1934
Traffic Count 6 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
MILW Bridge Number Z-472
Significance Local Significance
Documentation Date April 2019


Located west of Mt. Carroll, this small steel stringer bridge crosses Ashby Road.
Reportedly built in 1934, the bridge features a single steel stringer, set onto stone and concrete abutments.
It is likely that this is one of several generations of bridges at this location. Bridges were continously upgraded along this route.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition. The second track span was reused at a bridge over the Turkey River in Clayton County, Iowa after that bridge collapsed during flooding in March 2019.

The author has ranked this bridge as being locally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.

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Build Date 1992 National Bridge Inventory
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele