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Metra - 63rd Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Metra 63rd Street Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2015

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BH Photo #335476

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 63rd Street on Metra
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Superstructure)
- Kelly-Atkinson Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Erection)
Railroads
- Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad (CWI)
- Metra (METX)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 80.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.77974, -87.63975   (decimal degrees)
41°46'47" N, 87°38'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/446834/4625519 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Englewood
Inventory number
BH 68878 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Built 1904 (590)
Built during 1900s (7,636)
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad (14)
Chicago, Illinois (331)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Curb Columns (167)
Girder (11,169)
Have street view (28,900)
Illinois (4,929)
 Kelly-Atkinson Construction Co. (21)
Metra (99)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,458)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,651)
Through girder (4,189)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,792)

Update Log 

  • December 2, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
  • August 14, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 13, 2015: New Street View added by John Marvig

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