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CTA Stockyards Line - Racine Station Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

Photo 

Photo taken by Jeffrey Wein; Courtesy of the Shore Line Historical Society/John Smatlak

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BH Photo #475106

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Racine Avenue on Chicago Transit Authority
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1908
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Fabrication)
- Pittsburgh Construction Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Erection)
- William M. Hughes of Chicago, Illinois (Design)
Railroads
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
- Rapid Transit
- South Side Elevated Railroad
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.81867, -87.65523   (decimal degrees)
41°49'07" N, 87°39'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/445581/4629850 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 89826 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,530)
Built 1908 (757)
Built during 1900s (7,344)
Chicago Transit Authority (35)
Chicago, Illinois (335)
Cook County, Illinois (462)
Illinois (4,752)
Laced endposts (159)
Lost (25,267)
Owned by railroad (12,595)
 Pin-connected (3,944)
Pittsburgh Construction Co. (7)
Pratt through truss (5,458)
Pratt truss (9,395)
Railroad (15,664)
Rapid Transit (113)
South Side Elevated Railroad (2)
Through truss (15,284)
Truss (33,138)
William M. Hughes (7)

Update Log 

  • July 4, 2020: New photo from Luke

Sources 

  • Luke

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