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UP - Jefferson Street Viaduct

Cook County, Illinois

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UP Jefferson Street Viaduct

Looking North

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2015

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BH Photo #331804

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Jefferson and Hubbard Streets on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 620.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.89017, -87.64344   (decimal degrees)
41°53'25" N, 87°38'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/446620/4637782 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 67644 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,521)
Built 1910 (1,165)
Built during 1910s (9,667)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,407)
Chicago, Illinois (334)
Cook County, Illinois (461)
Curved (461)
Girder (10,295)
Illinois (4,677)
 Open (39,970)
Owned by railroad (12,492)
Plate girder (7,979)
Railroad (15,595)
Skewed (4,915)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,102)
Through girder (3,840)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,876)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,375)

Update Log 

  • October 17, 2015: New photo from Dave King
  • July 14, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • May 17, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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