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UP - Harrison Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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UP Harrison Street Bridge

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Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2015

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BH Photo #332165

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Harrison Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1897
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad (PCC&StL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 70.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.87388, -87.69129   (decimal degrees)
41°52'26" N, 87°41'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/442635/4636004 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Englewood
Inventory number
BH 68366 (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)
Have street view (28,899)
Illinois (4,929)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (237)
 Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad (58)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,458)
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 

  • July 15, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • July 8, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin
  • July 8, 2015: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Ian Martin

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