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CNW - Kinzie Street Bridge (Old)

Cook County, Illinois

Photos 

Engineering News; Volume 64

Bridge after being converted to a Bobtail swing bridge

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923. Provided by Nathan Holth

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BH Photo #337134

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Chicago River on Chicago & North Western Railway
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1898; Replaced 1908 and relocated to Milwaukee
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad
- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88855, -87.63930   (decimal degrees)
41°53'19" N, 87°38'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/446962/4637599 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 69067 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,803)
Built 1898 (352)
Built during 1890s (3,423)
Chicago & North Western Railway (1,500)
Chicago River (44)
Chicago, Illinois (351)
Cook County, Illinois (530)
Counterweighted Swing Bridge (6)
Illinois (5,123)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (269)
Lattice through truss (795)
Lattice truss (832)
Lost (32,326)
 Lost 1908 (65)
Lost during 1900s (524)
Movable (3,195)
Navigable waterway (2,256)
Owned by railroad (14,333)
Pedimented portal bracing (64)
Pin-connected (5,513)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (192)
Railroad (17,180)
Replaced by new bridge (22,031)
Swing (1,624)
Through truss (19,330)
Truss (38,723)

Update Log 

  • April 7, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • November 30, 2016: Updated by Luke: Relocated to Milwaukee after replacement
  • April 20, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • September 5, 2015: Added by Luke

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