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Soo Line Railroad Lake Street Bridge

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

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Description 

Originally a two track bridge, later reduced to single track. Since the CN purchased the EJ&E to bypass Chicago this line isn't used much any more. This bridge has also been nicely painted.

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Street on Canadian National RR (former Soo Line RR)
Location
River Forest, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 83.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88822, -87.82068   (decimal degrees)
41°53'18" N, 87°49'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/431913/4637690 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
River Forest
Inventory numbers
IL 016-0598 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51779 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
13,500

Categories 

Canadian National Railway (170)
Cook County, Illinois (168)
Deck girder (1,802)
Girder (3,239)
Illinois (2,500)
Open (28,315)
 Plate girder (2,251)
Railroad (4,075)
River Forest, Illinois (6)
Soo Line Railroad (127)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,055)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,795)

Update Log 

  • March 21, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Canadian National Railway", "Soo Line Railroad"

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