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Canal Street Bridge (1902)

Cook County, Illinois

Photos 

Canal Street Bridge (Old)

Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #289392

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Canal Street
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1902; replaced 1948
Builder
- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Pony truss bascule
Dimensions
Total length: 155.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.85472, -87.63855   (decimal degrees)
41°51'17" N, 87°38'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/446996/4633843 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Englewood
Inventory number
BH 61987 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,109)
Built 1902 (616)
Built during 1900s (7,989)
Chicago, Illinois (351)
Cook County, Illinois (530)
Illinois (5,123)
Lost (32,302)
Lost 1948 (95)
 Lost during 1940s (682)
Movable (3,195)
Owned by city (6,315)
Pony truss (17,628)
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. (123)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,502)
Truss (38,697)

Update Log 

  • September 5, 2017: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • July 26, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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  • Douglas Butler

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