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UP - Wood Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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UP Wood Street Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in June 2015

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BH Photo #332186

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Wood Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Metra (METX)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 25.0 ft.
Total length: 70.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88861, -87.67198   (decimal degrees)
41°53'19" N, 87°40'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/444250/4637627 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 68370 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,660)
Amtrak (574)
Built 1905 (821)
Built during 1900s (7,636)
Canadian Pacific Railway (581)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,447)
Chicago, Illinois (331)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,108)
Cook County, Illinois (490)
Curb Columns (167)
Deck girder (6,303)
 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)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,220)
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 David Backlin
  • July 8, 2015: Added by John Marvig

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