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Old Ashland Avenue Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

Photos 

Ashland Avenue Page bascule bridge closed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #266510

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Ashland Avenue
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1902, Replaced 1938
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Page & Schnable of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Page Trunnion Type bascule bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.84450, -87.66541   (decimal degrees)
41°50'40" N, 87°39'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/444757/4632725 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Englewood
Inventory number
BH 58010 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,269)
Bascule (1,030)
Built 1902 (443)
Built during 1900s (6,500)
Chicago, Illinois (284)
Cook County, Illinois (404)
Illinois (3,996)
 Lost (19,926)
Lost 1938 (54)
Lost during 1930s (418)
Movable (2,758)
Page & Schnable (4)
Replaced by new bridge (13,199)

Update Log 

  • June 4, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • February 1, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • September 15, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added info, mapped
  • September 15, 2013: Added by Douglas Butler

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Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke

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