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Illinois Central Railroad Swing Bridge

Cook County, Illinois
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Looking East

Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Sanitary and Ship Canal on BNSF (former Illinois Central RR)
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
History
Built 1898-1900 to Chicago Sanitary Commission design for Illinois Northern RR
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 385.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.82858, -87.71446   (decimal degrees)
41°49'43" N, 87°42'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/440671/4630990 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Englewood
Inventory number
BH 50916 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1900 (699)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Chicago, Illinois (98)
Cook County, Illinois (167)
Illinois (2,499)
Illinois Central Railroad (211)
Movable (1,355)
 Navigable waterway (1,448)
Railroad (4,069)
Swing (534)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Truss (23,565)
Unknown status (810)

Update Log 

  • September 29, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • August 13, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Illinois Central Railroad", "Navigable waterway", "Railroad"
  • January 12, 2012: Added by Frank Hicks

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