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Metra - 63rd Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Metra 63rd Street Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2015

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BH Photo #335476

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over 63rd Street on Metra
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904
Railroads
- Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad (CWI)
- Metra (METX)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 80.0 ft.
Total length: 80.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.77974, -87.63975   (decimal degrees)
41°46'47" N, 87°38'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/446834/4625519 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Englewood
Inventory number
BH 68878 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1904 (566)
Built during 1900s (7,332)
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad (14)
Chicago, Illinois (335)
Cook County, Illinois (462)
Curb Columns (167)
Girder (10,358)
Have street view (27,122)
Illinois (4,746)
 Metra (96)
Open (40,039)
Owned by railroad (12,585)
Plate girder (8,033)
Railroad (15,650)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,463)
Through girder (3,870)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,601)

Update Log 

  • August 14, 2015: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 13, 2015: New Street View added by John Marvig

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