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"Polly "L"" Bridge

Cook County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Joe Balynas

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Overview
Camelback through truss bridge over UP RR (formerly C&NW RR)
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Abandoned
Future prospects
Retained by UP RR as support structure for railroad signals
History
Built 1898 for Metropolitan West Side Elevated; route abandoned 1964
Design
Ten-panel pin-connected Camelback through truss
Also called
Logan Square Elevated Bridge
Paulina Connector Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88856, -87.67024   (decimal degrees)
41°53'19" N, 87°40'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/444395/4637620 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 48743 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

10-panel truss (116)
19th Century (3,822)
Abandoned (1,375)
Built 1898 (161)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Camelback truss (233)
Chicago Transit Authority (9)
Chicago, Illinois (99)
Cook County, Illinois (168)
 Have street view (9,909)
Illinois (2,500)
Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad (3)
Owned by railroad (4,053)
Preserved (652)
Railroad (4,084)
Through truss (9,212)
Truss (23,578)

Update Log 

  • November 26, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Derp
  • August 13, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
  • July 18, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Imported photograph and added common name used by railfans
  • May 6, 2011: Added by Frank Hicks

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