B29: (Satellite)
I can't tell for sure from this photo, but I presume the truss is pin connected.
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Hennepin Canal State Park posted Don't you just love the concrete posts that are found along Hennepin Canal property? Today's Throwback Thursday picture is looking north across the canal and shows the concrete fence posts delineating the canal right-of-way and the approach to Bridge 30. John Schlegle: This Throwback picture of Bridge 30 brings back many memories of all the volunteer organizations who worked so hard to acquire the Hennepin Canal from the Federal Government back in the 50's and 60's. It's part of a portfolio of photos, the IDNR had done to photograph all remaining structures on the Hennepin Canal prior to total decommissioning. The timeline was 1970, the same year the State of Illinois accepted ownership of the Hennepin Canal. 1970 was also the year that ended all accumulative efforts by volunteer organizations to acquire the Hennepin Canal including: The Better Fishing Association and Geneseo Izak Waltham League. Sadly, a short time after this photo was taken, Bridge 30 was removed and replaced with a culvert. Dave Barton: Back in the days of the YCC we dug the holes by hand and put up many of these posts near Wyanet. Keeping with the original plan, every one had to the same exact height as the last and all had to be in a straight line. |
No street view driver went over B30, but some have gone over B29. I assume both bridges looked the same then and now. The bridge and the approaches have been replaced by a culvert.
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Street View, May 2023 |
The Rock Island ruined the canal so much that the towns grew up around the railroad instead of the canal.
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Hennepin Canal State Park post via Dennis DeBruler |
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