. The street railway review . SPLIT ROCK , 2 MILES E.\ST OF LA SALLE, ILL. places very irregular; the route selected is apparently the onlyavailable one, and it offers many unavoidable sharp curves andseveral heavy grades. It also required the building of a numberof bridges. These condition- explain the fact that in building the on tlie route is Split Rock, several views of wliich are shown lierc-witli. .As will be seen from the illustrations, the formation of tliecountry at this point is very interesting. Two steam roads passthrough .S])lit Rock, one through a natural opening and ano
. The street railway review . SPLIT ROCK , 2 MILES E.\ST OF LA SALLE, ILL. places very irregular; the route selected is apparently the onlyavailable one, and it offers many unavoidable sharp curves andseveral heavy grades. It also required the building of a numberof bridges. These condition- explain the fact that in building the on tlie route is Split Rock, several views of wliich are shown lierc-witli. .As will be seen from the illustrations, the formation of tliecountry at this point is very interesting. Two steam roads passthrough .S])lit Rock, one through a natural opening and another ^Ik ^^B^^ ^^^^^^^^B^Gc^^^DH^BHIH^kd i^iJBIo^r^fl •^)k . Nk npijs. ^^ F^h. LOOKING E.\ST FROM SPLIT ROCK BRIDGE. SPLIT ROCK BRIDGES. road very high speed was not taken into consideration. Aside,however, from the difficult profile of the line, there is apparentlyno reason for a specially high speed service, as the road does not through a tunnel cut through the solid rock. The electric roadmakes an overhead crossing with the two steam roads and with theIllinois & Michigan Canal, which also passes through Split Rock, by
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