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Main Street Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Main Street Bridge

Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #289262

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Chicago River on Main Street
Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1902
Builders
- C.R. Dart (Bridge Engineer)
- Isham Randolph ( Chief Engineer)
- Sanitary District of Chicago
- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Through truss bascule
Dimensions
Total length: 161.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.88731, -87.63292   (decimal degrees)
41°53'14" N, 87°37'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/447490/4637458 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chicago Loop
Inventory number
BH 61948 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,071)
Built 1902 (527)
Built during 1900s (7,332)
C.R. Dart (2)
Chicago, Illinois (335)
Cook County, Illinois (462)
Illinois (4,742)
Isham Randolph (5)
 Lost (25,204)
Movable (3,001)
Owned by city (5,538)
Sanitary District of Chicago (4)
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. (123)
Through truss (15,261)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,946)
Truss (33,100)

Update Log 

  • September 6, 2015: New photos from Luke
  • July 25, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke

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