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UP - Des Plaines Street Bridge (N)

Cook County, Illinois

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UP Des Plaines Street Bridge (N)

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2015

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BH Photo #331792

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines Street 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
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 30.0 ft.
Total length: 120.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.89045, -87.64434   (decimal degrees)
41°53'26" N, 87°38'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/446545/4637813 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 68328 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
Built 1910 (1,169)
Built during 1910s (9,677)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,408)
Chicago, Illinois (334)
Cook County, Illinois (461)
Curb Columns (167)
Curved (461)
Deck girder (5,778)
 Girder (10,301)
Illinois (4,687)
Open (39,986)
Owned by railroad (12,504)
Plate girder (7,985)
Railroad (15,607)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,711)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,191)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,375)

Update Log 

  • October 17, 2015: New photo from Dave King
  • July 14, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 6, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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