Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal

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16th Street Swing Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1905; removed 1993
Lost swing through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Division Street
Removed but not replaced

BNSF - Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898-1900 to Chicago Sanitary Commission design for Illinois Northern RR
Pratt through truss bridge over Sanitary and Ship Canal on BNSF (former Illinois Central RR)
Abandoned with approach tracks removed

BNSF - Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Bridge (Lemont) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Swing through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic

BNSF - S&S Canal Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898
Two track Pratt through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on BNSF (former Santa Fe) Railroad
Open to traffic

California Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1926
Bascule bridge over the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal on S. California Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Pratt through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Belt Railway of Chicago (former Chicago & Western Indiana RR)
Open to traffic

Cicero Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1927; widened and rehabilitated 1966
Bascule bridge over the Chicago S&S Canal on S. Cicero Avenue (IL 50) in Chicago
Open to four lanes of traffic

CN - Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899
Pratt through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on CNRR (original Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad)
Open to traffic

Crawford Avenue Bridge (Pre 1931) (Cook County, Illinois)
Lost deck truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal on Crawford Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Eight Track Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901; Replqced 1909
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Sanitary & Ship Canal on Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad/Chicago Junction Railway/Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

EJ&E - Sanitary Canal Bridge (Old) (Will County, Illinois)
Replaced 1934
Bridge over Sanitary Canal on Elgin Joliet & Eastern RR
Replaced by a new bridge

Harlem Avenue S&S Canal Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Northbound bridge built 1931; southbound built 1966
Pair of bascule bridges over the Sanitary & Ship Canal on Harlem Avenue (IL 43) in Chicago
Open to traffic

IHB - S&S Canal Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1963
Through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal on Indiana Harbor Belt/Soo Line RR's
Open

IHB - S&S Canal Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Lost ca. 1963
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal on Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Collapsed

Kedzie Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1969
Deck plate girder bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal on Kedzie Avenue
Open to traffic

Kingery Highway S&S Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1997
Through truss bridge over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal on Kingery Highway (IL 83)
Open to traffic

Lawndale Ave S&S Canal Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal on Lawndale Ave
No longer exists

Lemont Road Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899; removed 1980
Lost Through truss bridge over Sanitary Canal on Lemont Road
No longer exists

Lockport Butterfly Dam Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built in 1907; removed 1984
Lost Through truss bridge over Sanitary Canal
Removed but not replaced

Romeo Road Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1899 on romeo road across Chicago S&S Canal; closed to traffic 1992; relocated in 1998 to neighboring trail.
Relocated through truss swing bridge over marsh on Centennial Trail.
Open to Pedestrians

Western Avenue Lift Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1940; lift towers and mechanism added in 1942; lift towers removed and converted to fixed span, likely in 1996
Girder bridge over the Sanitary & Ship Canal on Western Avenue in Chicago
Open to traffic

Western Avenue Swing Bridge (Old) (Cook County, Illinois)
Replaced 1940, 1942
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Sanitary Canal on South Western Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge