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CTA Blue Line - Eisenhower Expressway Overpass

Cook County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2012

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BH Photo #228168

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Eisenhower (Ike) Expy/I-290 on CTA
Location
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1959
Railroads
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
- Rapid Transit
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 86.0 ft.
Total length: 259.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.87372, -87.81419   (decimal degrees)
41°52'25" N, 87°48'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/432437/4636076 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Berwyn
Inventory numbers
IL 016-0092 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51785 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1959 (329)
Built during 1950s (3,858)
Chicago Transit Authority (35)
Continuous (2,498)
Cook County, Illinois (461)
Curved (461)
Forest Park, Illinois (3)
Girder (10,295)
Have street view (27,060)
 Illinois (4,686)
Open (39,974)
Plate girder (7,979)
Railroad (15,599)
Rapid Transit (112)
Skewed (4,915)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,453)
Through girder (3,840)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,256)

Update Log 

  • July 17, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Edited status
  • March 26, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • March 21, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Chicago Transit Authority"
  • March 21, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Curved"

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