Bridgehunter.com | Wabash Railroad Bridge #1024

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Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Stony Creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/Metra
Location: Chicago Ridge, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Open to rail traffic
History: Original 126' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1917 with this bridge
Railroads: - Metra (METX)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
- Wabash Railroad (WAB)
Design: Concrete rigid frame
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 16.0 ft.
Total length: 48.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.70685, -87.77598 (decimal degrees)
41°42'25" N, 87°46'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/435440/4617520 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Palos Park
Inventory number: BH 64740 (Bridgehunter.com ID)