Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Bridge

Photos

East Side Of Bridge Looking Northwest

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #222867

This bridge is one of the seven surviving 1899 swing bridges built across the Sanitary and Ship Canal.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Belt Railway of Chicago (former Chicago & Western Indiana RR)
Location: Cicero, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1899
Builder: - Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois (Chicago Plant)
Railroads: - Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC)
- Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad (CWI)
Design: Pinned Pratt through truss
Also called: CWI - Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge
BRC - Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.82096, -87.73875 (decimal degrees)
41°49'15" N, 87°44'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/438647/4630162 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Englewood
Inventory numbers: HAER IL-79
BH 50834 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

June 6, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added builder based on listing for the plaque.
September 14, 2013: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
August 27, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
September 30, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Belt Railway of Chicago"
January 6, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "HAER documented", "Pin-connected", "Navigable waterway"

J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
HAER IL-79 - Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Bridge, Spanning Sanitary & Ship Canal at Nerska Junction, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
Douglas Butler
Luke