Morris Terminal Railway


Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge

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Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway spur over the Illinois and Michigan Canal

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built c. 1905 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Morris Terminal Railroad/Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
125' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Illinois and Michigan Canal

Significance:

Regional