CSX - South Western Avenue Bridge

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CSX - South Western Avenue Bridge

Intermediate girders and sway bracing.

Photo taken by from Engineering Record April 29, 1905

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BH Photo #495875

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Pony/through plate girder bridge on CSX Railroad over South Western Avenue

Location

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1905

Builder

- Pittsburgh Construction Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Railroads

- Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad (BOCT)
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)

Design

Pony plate girder

Also called

B&OCT - South Western Avenue Bridge
B&O - South Western Avenue Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.82269, -87.68472   (decimal degrees)
41°49'22" N, 87°41'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/443135/4630316 (zone/easting/northing)

Inventory number

BH 92797 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• April 18, 2021: Updated by Luke: Noted historic railroad users
• April 18, 2021: Added by Dave King

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Luke

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