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Oblique View Of All Five Bridges

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Two West Spans (Indiana Harbor Belt And Baltimore And Chicago Railroads) From West Trackbed

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General View Of West Portal, West Span

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Detail Of South Portal, West Truss, Looking North

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View Of Bridges With Train From Southeast Looking Northwest

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Westernmost Bridge Viewed From Below, Looking Northwest

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Detail Of Bridge Support

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Overview: 5 different Camelback Pratt through truss bridges on several different railroads crossing Cal Sag Channel
Location: Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois
Status: 4 wider spans still in use by railroad, a 5th narrower span not used at this time
History: Built in 1935, rebuit in 1964-65
Design: Camelback through truss, each 200 feet in length
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 200 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.65201, -87.68742 (decimal degrees)
41°39'07" N, 87°41'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/442759/4611368 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 38158 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Kim Harvey
Railpictures - 2 of the bridges
All 4 bridges
HAER IL-121 - Calumet-Sag Channel Bridges, Caulmet-Sag Channel, Blue Island vicinity, Cook County, IL