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CN - Michigan Avenue Bridge
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CN Michigan Avenue Bridge
Looking East
Photo taken by John Marvig in December 2018
BH Photo #441286
Description
This bridge is the only one of the St. Charles Air Line bridges to have decorative elements. That is possibly due to the higher-class status of Michigan Avenue. The bents are particularly decorated and attractive.Facts
- Overview
- Pony/through plate girder bridge over Michigan Avenue on Canadian National Railway
- Location
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Future prospects
- To be replaced 2019
- History
- Built 1899
- Railroads
- - Amtrak (AMTK)
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad (CWI)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
- St. Charles Air Line Railroad
- Design
- Pony plate girder
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 55.0 ft.
Total length: 96.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.86085, -87.62407 (decimal degrees)
41°51'39" N, 87°37'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/448203/4634514 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 83944 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 13, 2019: Updated by Roger Deschner: New photos, Description
- January 6, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
- December 31, 2018: Added by John Marvig
Sources
- John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com
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All of the 120 year old bridges of the St. Charles Air Line are scheduled for replacement in 2019, including this one. But this is the one that will be the most painful loss, due to its highly attractive decorative elements. It's also in relatively good condition, compared to the others, and could be fixed rather than replaced.