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CP - Elston Avenue Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2018

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BH Photo #431414

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Elston Avenue on Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1926
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Metra (METX)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 52.0 ft.
Total length: 147.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.97728, -87.75504   (decimal degrees)
41°58'38" N, 87°45'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/437447/4647528 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 82253 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1926 (787)
Built during 1920s (9,960)
Canadian Pacific Railway (565)
Chicago, Illinois (334)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,041)
Cook County, Illinois (461)
Girder (10,305)
Illinois (4,688)
 Metra (96)
Open (39,993)
Owned by railroad (12,504)
Plate girder (7,989)
Railroad (15,612)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,107)
Through girder (3,843)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,942)

Update Log 

  • July 16, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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