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UP - Webster Avenue Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2015

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BH Photo #320132

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Street View 

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Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Webster Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open
History
Built 1916
Builder
- Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Metra (METX)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 25.0 ft.
Total length: 80.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.92157, -87.67002   (decimal degrees)
41°55'18" N, 87°40'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/444442/4641284 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 66824 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1916 (727)
Built during 1910s (9,970)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (28)
Chicago, Illinois (331)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Curb Columns (167)
Deck girder (6,303)
Girder (11,169)
 Have street view (28,900)
Illinois (4,929)
Metra (99)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
Plate girder (8,724)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,220)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,792)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,474)

Update Log 

  • August 14, 2015: New Street View added by David Backlin
  • August 14, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 30, 2015: Added by Steve Conro

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