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CP - Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Old Irving Park)

Cook County, Illinois

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CP Milwaukee Avenue Bridge

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Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2018

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BH Photo #431591

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee Avenue on Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW; CMStP&P; CMStP)
- Metra (METX)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Also called
MILW Bridge #A-32
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.94934, -87.74063   (decimal degrees)
41°56'58" N, 87°44'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/438613/4644416 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 82267 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,663)
Built 1899 (367)
Built during 1890s (2,674)
Canadian Pacific Railway (492)
Chicago, Illinois (304)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (938)
Cook County, Illinois (428)
Doomed (1,066)
Girder (8,885)
Illinois (4,416)
 Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (198)
Metra (92)
Open (37,985)
Owned by railroad (10,840)
Plate girder (6,761)
Railroad (14,196)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,377)
Through girder (3,302)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,526)

Update Log 

  • March 14, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: To be replaced
  • July 16, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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