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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

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Foster Avenue on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020
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 (8,374)
Built 1897 (285)
Built during 1890s (3,193)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Chicago, Illinois (331)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Girder (11,169)
Illinois (4,929)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (237)
Lost (28,466)
Lost 2020 (155)
 Lost during 2020s (284)
Metra (99)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,458)
Replaced by new bridge (19,359)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,420)
Through girder (4,189)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,571)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,474)

Update Log 

  • June 5, 2021: Updated by John Marvig: Now replaced
  • 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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