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UP - Lawerence Avenue Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2018

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BH Photo #431499

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Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Lawerence Avenue on Abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1928
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: 39.0 ft.
Total length: 78.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.96796, -87.74800   (decimal degrees)
41°58'05" N, 87°44'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/438021/4646488 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 82260 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Built 1928 (1,221)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Chicago, Illinois (331)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Deck girder (6,303)
Girder (11,169)
 Illinois (4,929)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,458)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,220)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,792)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,474)

Update Log 

  • July 16, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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