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IHB - Damen Avenue Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Abandoned Damen Avenue Bridge

Deterioration of girder

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2018

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BH Photo #441104

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Damen Avenue on Abandoned Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1907
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroad
- Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (IHB)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 45.0 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.80468, -87.67451   (decimal degrees)
41°48'17" N, 87°40'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/443967/4628310 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83934 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Built 1907 (744)
Built during 1900s (7,636)
Chicago, Illinois (331)
Closed (2,760)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Girder (11,169)
Illinois (4,929)
 Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad (18)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,458)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,220)
Through girder (4,189)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,571)

Update Log 

  • January 6, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
  • December 31, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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