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Ford Motor Plant Torrence Avenue Pedestrian Bridge
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Ford Pedestrian Bridge
Photo taken by Roger Deschner in October 2017
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
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BH Photo #418323
Description
Covered bridge protects pedestrians from the elements as they cross Torrence Avenue from a remote parking lot to the Ford Motor Company plant. Bridge was assembled on site with only an 8-hour closure of Torrence Avenue.
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Torrence Avenue on pedestrian pathway
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 2011 by Big R Bridge
- Builder
- - Big R Manufacturing
- Design
- Through truss. Galvanized members.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.66691, -87.55896 (decimal degrees)
41°40'01" N, 87°33'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/453467/4612946 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 80454 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 18, 2018: Updated by Roger Deschner: Added