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Metra - Cal-Sag Canal Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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BH Photo #240233

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Cal-Sag Channel on Norfolk Southern/Metra RR's
Location
Palos Heights, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open
Railroads
- Commuter Rail
- Metra (METX)
- Norfolk & Western Railway (NW)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 280.0 ft.
Total length: 530.0 ft.
Also called
NS - Cal-Sag Canal Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.68009, -87.80915   (decimal degrees)
41°40'48" N, 87°48'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/432653/4614574 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Palos Park
Inventory number
BH 53669 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Calumet-Sag Channel (22)
Commuter Rail (439)
Cook County, Illinois (457)
Deck girder (5,742)
Girder (10,231)
Have street view (26,938)
Illinois (4,647)
Metra (96)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
Norfolk & Western Railway (555)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,916)
Open (39,880)
 Owned by railroad (12,415)
Palos Heights, Illinois (6)
Plate girder (7,920)
Polygonal Warren through truss (430)
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals (107)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,051)
Railroad (15,411)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Through truss (15,053)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Truss (32,773)
Warren truss (6,563)

Update Log 

  • March 11, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Commuter Rail", "Metra"
  • October 8, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • September 30, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
  • September 26, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Navigable waterway", "Norfolk & Western Railway", "Norfolk Southern Railway"

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Sources 

  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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