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Pittsburgh Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad Bridge

Cook County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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Overview
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Calumet River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly PFW&C RR)
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1912-1913; originally consisted of two identical bridges side-by-side but one was demolished
Design
Warren through truss with all verticals
Also called
PFW&C Calumet River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.71934, -87.54301   (decimal degrees)
41°43'10" N, 87°32'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/454831/4618758 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lake Calumet
Inventory number
BH 50920 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1913 (507)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Chicago, Illinois (98)
Cook County, Illinois (167)
Illinois (2,499)
Movable (1,355)
Open (28,310)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
 Skewed (4,080)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,568)
Vertical lift (275)
Warren through truss (926)
Warren through truss with all verticals (143)
Warren truss (3,958)

Update Log 

  • September 25, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • January 12, 2012: Added by Frank Hicks

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