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CP - Roscoe Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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CP Roscoe Street Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in February 2022

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BH Photo #524877

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Roscoe Street on Canadian Pacific Railway
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1899
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 65.0 ft.
Total length: 65.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.94263, -87.73714   (decimal degrees)
41°56'33" N, 87°44'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/438896/4643668 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 97025 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,374)
Built 1899 (430)
Built during 1890s (3,193)
Canadian Pacific Railway (581)
Chicago, Illinois (331)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,108)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Girder (11,169)
Have street view (28,899)
 Illinois (4,929)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (237)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,458)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Through girder (4,189)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,571)

Update Log 

  • March 13, 2022: New photos from John Marvig
  • March 13, 2022: New Street View added by Brandon Cooper

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Brandon Cooper

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