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South Shore - 130th Street Railroad Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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BH Photo #240035

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Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Calumet River on Chicago, South Shore & South Bend Ry
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open
Railroads
- Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad (CSS)
- Commuter Rail
- Interurban
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD)
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 270.0 ft.
Total length: 430.0 ft.
Also called
South Shore - Calumet River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.65805, -87.57247   (decimal degrees)
41°39'29" N, 87°34'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/452335/4611969 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lake Calumet
Inventory number
BH 53635 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1966 (163)
Built during 1960s (2,036)
Calumet River (20)
Chicago, Illinois (335)
Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad (16)
Commuter Rail (439)
Cook County, Illinois (462)
Deck girder (5,816)
Girder (10,357)
Have street view (27,121)
Illinois (4,746)
Interurban (915)
 Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (7)
Open (40,038)
Owned by railroad (12,585)
Plate girder (8,032)
Railroad (15,650)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Through truss (15,261)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,272)
Truss (33,100)
Warren through truss (1,622)
Warren truss (6,610)

Update Log 

  • June 11, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Chicago, South Shore, & South Bend Railroad", "Railroad"
  • September 25, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

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