Blackhawk Street Bridge

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Blackhawk Street Bridge 1902

Annual Report of the Department of Public Works, 1902

BH Photo #272174

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Blackhawk Street
Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status: Removed but not replaced
History: Built 1869 at Division Street; relocated to Blackhawk Street 1902; demolished 1910
Builder: - Fox & Howard
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Total length: 180.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.0 ft.
Also called: Old Division Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.90711, -87.65799 (decimal degrees)
41°54'26" N, 87°39'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/445427/4639672 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Chicago Loop
Inventory number: BH 59055 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Frank Hicks
Annual Report of the Department of Public Works, 1911 - Removal of bridge mentioned
Douglas Butler
Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com