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UP - Foster Avenue Bridge #2

Cook County, Illinois

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UP Foster Avenue Bridge #2

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2015

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BH Photo #335362

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Foster Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/transportation/ct-bi...
History
Built 1897
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Metra (METX)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 70.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.97616, -87.67455   (decimal degrees)
41°58'34" N, 87°40'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/444114/4647348 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 68865 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,247)
Built 1897 (259)
Built during 1890s (2,892)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,371)
Chicago, Illinois (318)
Cook County, Illinois (442)
Doomed (1,096)
Girder (9,775)
Illinois (4,544)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (215)
 Metra (92)
Open (39,143)
Owned by railroad (11,917)
Plate girder (7,561)
Railroad (15,049)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,865)
Through girder (3,601)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,115)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,328)

Update Log 

  • August 8, 2019: Updated by Luke: Being replaced
  • August 14, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 13, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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