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Metra Cal-Sag Bridge

Cook County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Calumet Sag Channel on Metra (former Illinois Central)
Location
Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Pair of through truss bridges on the Chicago Metra
Design
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals
Also called
Illinois Central Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65226, -87.68056   (decimal degrees)
41°39'08" N, 87°40'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/443331/4611392 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Blue Island
Inventory number
BH 44257 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Blue Island, Illinois (7)
Cook County, Illinois (168)
Illinois (2,501)
Illinois Central Railroad (219)
Metra (8)
Open (28,458)
 Polygonal Warren through truss (297)
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals (51)
Polygonal Warren truss (726)
Through truss (9,256)
Truss (23,618)
Warren truss (3,959)

Update Log 

  • September 30, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • September 26, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • September 22, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Illinois Central Railroad"
  • February 27, 2010: Added by Kim Harvey

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