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CN - Dearborn Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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CN Dearborn Street Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2018

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BH Photo #441302

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Dearborn Street on Canadian National Railway
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
To be replaced 2019
History
Built 1899
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad (CWI)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 72.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.86067, -87.62881   (decimal degrees)
41°51'38" N, 87°37'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/447809/4634498 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83938 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,555)
Built 1899 (356)
Built during 1890s (2,628)
Canadian National Railway (476)
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad (13)
Chicago, Illinois (304)
Cook County, Illinois (428)
Deck girder (4,891)
Doomed (1,050)
Girder (8,808)
 Illinois (4,379)
Illinois Central Railroad (500)
Open (37,838)
Owned by railroad (10,757)
Plate girder (6,719)
Railroad (14,080)
Span length 25-50 feet (14,420)
Through girder (3,280)
Total length 50-75 feet (8,772)

Update Log 

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

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