Photos
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Oblique View Of All Five Bridges Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Two West Spans (Indiana Harbor Belt And Baltimore And Chicago Railroads) From West Trackbed Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View Of West Portal, West Span Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of South Portal, West Truss, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Bridges With Train From Southeast Looking Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Westernmost Bridge Viewed From Below, Looking Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Bridge Support Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- 5 different Camelback Pratt through truss bridges on several different railroads crossing Cal Sag Channel
- Location
- Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- still in use by railroad
- History
- Built in 1935, rebuit in 1964-65
- Design
- Camelback through truss, each 200 feet in length
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 200 ft.
- Inventory number
- BH 38158 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- December 28, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: HAER report, corrected truss type
- November 20, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
- November 18, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Sources
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Railpictures - 2 of the bridges
- All 4 bridges
- HAER IL-121 - Calumet-Sag Channel Bridges, Caulmet-Sag Channel, Blue Island vicinity, Cook County, IL