Rating:
4 votes

Bloomingdale Trail - Milwaukee Avenue Overpass

Cook County, Illinois

Photos 

Bloomingdale Trail Overpass

View of the south side

Photo taken by Dave King on October 15, 2015

Enlarge

BH Photo #339442

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Formerly was a 4 span through girder. Arch structure added in 2015 to support the girders, as the piers were removed. Girders were bolted together to create one "single span".

Facts 

Overview
Through Girder bridge over N. Milwaukee Avenue on Bloomingdale Line Trail
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1913, Modified 2015
Railroads
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Soo Line Railroad (SOO)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 100.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.91405, -87.68308   (decimal degrees)
41°54'51" N, 87°40'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/443352/4640459 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 69645 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bloomingdale Trail (8)
Built 1913 (902)
Built during 1910s (9,970)
Chicago, Illinois (331)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,108)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Girder (11,169)
Have street view (28,899)
Illinois (4,929)
Modified (38)
 Open to pedestrians (4,581)
Owned by city (6,082)
Plate girder (8,724)
Rail-to-trail (1,656)
Railroad (16,458)
Soo Line Railroad (322)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Through girder (4,189)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,381)

Update Log 

  • January 15, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added category "Modified"
  • January 15, 2019: New photo from Nick Schmiedeler
  • July 18, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 5, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • October 16, 2015: Added by Dave King

Sources 

Comments 

Post a comment here