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Norfolk Southern Calumet River Bridge

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

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Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Calumet River on Norfolk Southern Railroad (former Nickel Plate Ry)
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open
History
Built 1971
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Warren through truss
Also called
Nickel Plate Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.66600, -87.56435   (decimal degrees)
41°39'58" N, 87°33'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/453017/4612847 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lake Calumet
Inventory number
BH 53633 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (449)
Built 1971 (55)
Built during 1970s (495)
Chicago, Illinois (99)
Cook County, Illinois (168)
Illinois (2,500)
Movable (1,355)
Norfolk Southern Railway (453)
 Open (28,314)
Owned by railroad (4,046)
Through truss (9,210)
Truss (23,574)
Vertical lift (275)
Warren through truss (927)
Warren truss (3,961)

Update Log 

  • September 25, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Norfolk Southern Railway"

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