12th Street Swing Bridge (1886)

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Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on 12th Street

Location

South Loop, Cook County, Illinois

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1886; Replaced 1928

Builder

- Chicago Forge & Bolt Co. of Chicago, Illinois

Design

Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 220.0 ft.
Deck width: 59.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.86733, -87.63475   (decimal degrees)
41°52'02" N, 87°38'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/447322/4635241 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Englewood

Inventory number

BH 69105 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• March 26, 2022: New Street View added by Drew a. Walters

Related Bridges 

• Roosevelt Road Bridge (Successor)
• 12th Street Bridge (Successor)
• 12th Street Swing Bridge (1868) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Drew a. Walters

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