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2. Strut channel - Wikipedia

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   Strut is normally made of sheet steel, with a zinc coating (), paint, epoxy, powder coat, or other finish.. Strut channel is also manufactured from stainless steel for use where rusting might become a problem (e.g., outdoors, facilities with corrosive materials), from aluminium alloy when weight is an issue or from fiberglass for very corrosive environments.

3. Lattice girder - Wikipedia

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   Overview. The lattice girder was used prior to the development of larger rolled steel plates. It has been supplanted in modern construction with welded or bolted plate girders, which use more material but have lower fabrication and maintenance costs. The term is also sometimes used to refer to a laced strut[2] or laced tie, structural members ...

4. Illinois and Michigan Canal - Wikipedia

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   January 29, 1964 [ 3 ] The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. In Illinois, it ran 96 miles (154 km) from the Chicago River in Bridgeport, Chicago to the Illinois River at LaSalle - Peru. The canal crossed the Chicago Portage, and helped establish Chicago as the transportation ...

5. List of state routes in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Kankakee to Fairfield, replaced by US-45. Reused in the 1930s on current route. Originally Freeport to Polo, extended north to the state line to replace IL-74 and south to Bureau then E. Peoria replacing IL-89 and IL-87 in part. Rerouted to the I-180 bridge in the 1990s due to a bridge removal over the Illinois River.

6. List of Illinois railroads - Wikipedia

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   Illinois Steel Company: Chicago Lake County Railway: CN: 1900 1900 Grand Trunk Western Railway: Chicago and Lake Huron Railroad: CN: 1873 1879 North Western Grand Trunk Railway: Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway: EJ&E: 1897 1938 Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway: Chicago and Lake Superior Railroad: MILW: 1883 1885 Chicago, Evanston and ...

7. Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park - Wikipedia

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   The Hennepin Canal State Trail, also just called the Hennepin Canal, is an abandoned waterway in northwest Illinois, between the Mississippi River at Rock Island and the Illinois River near Hennepin. The entire canal is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Opened in 1907, the canal was soon abandoned because of railroad competition.