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UP - Roscoe Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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UP Roscoe Street Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2018

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BH Photo #431647

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Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Roscoe Street on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Scheduled for Replacement
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: 73.0 ft.
Total length: 73.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.94323, -87.67372   (decimal degrees)
41°56'36" N, 87°40'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/444154/4643692 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 82273 (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)
Doomed (1,066)
Girder (11,169)
Illinois (4,929)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (237)
 Metra (99)
Open (40,969)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
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 16, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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