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Weed Street Bridge (1891)

Cook County, Illinois

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Weed Street Bridge

Chicago River Bridges (Patrick T McBrarity)

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2016

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BH Photo #348811

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Harmon folding lift bridge over Chicago River North Branch Canal on Weed Street
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1891; Replaced 1899
Builders
- Shailer & Schniglau Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Design)
- William Harman (Lift Type Designer)
Design
Harmon folding lift
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.90937, -87.65109   (decimal degrees)
41°54'34" N, 87°39'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/446001/4639918 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 70965 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,090)
Bascule (1,104)
Beam (17,120)
Built 1891 (247)
Built during 1890s (3,282)
Chicago River (43)
Chicago River Movable Bridges (47)
Chicago, Illinois (332)
Cook County, Illinois (491)
 Illinois (4,954)
Lost (30,065)
Lost 1899 (28)
Lost during 1890s (222)
Movable (3,157)
Replaced by new bridge (20,462)
Shailer & Schniglau Co. (3)
William Harman (3)

Update Log 

  • February 10, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added info, builder + higher-res image
  • February 10, 2016: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke

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