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ATSF/C&A - South Fork South Branch Chicago River Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Bridgeport Rail Bridge

Chicago IL

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #291054

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bobtail swing bridge over Chicago River South Fork South Branch on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe/Chicago & Alton RR
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
History
Built in the 1880s; Replaced 1906
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A)
Design
Pratt through truss bobtail swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.83980, -87.66443   (decimal degrees)
41°50'23" N, 87°39'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/444835/4632202 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Englewood
Inventory number
BH 62444 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (449)
Bobtail Swing Bridge (23)
Chicago & Alton Railroad (90)
Chicago River (41)
Chicago, Illinois (330)
Cook County, Illinois (457)
Illinois (4,647)
Lost (24,719)
Lost 1906 (28)
Lost during 1900s (316)
 Movable (2,969)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
Owned by railroad (12,415)
Pratt through truss (5,387)
Pratt truss (9,294)
Railroad (15,411)
Swing (1,453)
Through truss (15,053)
Truss (32,773)

Update Log 

  • August 11, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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