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Metra - Root Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Description 

One of the earliest grade separations in Chicago

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Root Street on Metra
Location
Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
To be replaced 2021
History
Built 1897
Builder
- American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (CRIP (1866-1920); RI (1920-1975) ROCK (1975-1980))
- Metra (METX)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 75.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.81914, -87.62923   (decimal degrees)
41°49'09" N, 87°37'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/447741/4629887 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 93372 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,374)
American Bridge Works (43)
Built 1897 (285)
Built during 1890s (3,193)
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (1,158)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Doomed (1,066)
Girder (11,169)
Have street view (28,900)
 Illinois (4,929)
Metra (99)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,458)
Through girder (4,189)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,792)

Update Log 

  • November 19, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: added builder
  • June 6, 2021: New Street View added by John Marvig

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