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CTA Green Line/Northwestern Terminal Overpass

Cook County, Illinois

Photo 

Photo taken by Lance

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BH Photo #347103

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Metra on Chicago Transit Authority Green Line
Location
Cook County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1909; Replaced 1998
Builder
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
- Metra (METX)
- Rapid Transit
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 155.0 ft.
Also called
CTA/CNW Overpass
CTA/Metra Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88583, -87.64076   (decimal degrees)
41°53'09" N, 87°38'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/446839/4637298 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 65709 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1909 (802)
Built during 1900s (7,636)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Chicago Transit Authority (38)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (421)
Illinois (4,929)
Lost (28,466)
Lost 1998 (438)
Lost during 1990s (4,143)
 Metra (99)
Pennsylvania Steel Co. (165)
Railroad (16,458)
Rapid Transit (115)
Replaced by new bridge (19,359)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,419)
Through truss (16,775)
Truss (35,451)
Warren through truss (1,704)
Warren truss (7,001)

Update Log 

  • November 19, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
  • January 23, 2016: New photo from Luke
  • July 4, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added ca build date
  • January 26, 2015: Added by Luke

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