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Indiana Harbor Belt S&S Canal Bridge

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

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal on Indiana Harbor Belt/Soo Line RR's
Location
Bedford Park, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open
History
Replaced former swing bridge
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 340.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.78305, -87.82608   (decimal degrees)
41°46'59" N, 87°49'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/431353/4626019 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Berwyn
Inventory number
BH 53677 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (6,159)
Bedford Park, Illinois (1)
Cook County, Illinois (168)
Illinois (2,501)
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (1)
Open (28,458)
Owned by railroad (4,123)
Parker through truss (954)
Parker truss (1,273)
 Railroad (4,226)
Soo Line Railroad (130)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,489)
Steel stringer (2,380)
Summit, Illinois (2)
Through truss (9,256)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,383)
Truss (23,618)

Update Log 

  • September 30, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad", "Soo Line Railroad"
  • September 27, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

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