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Historic Bridges: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.


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Total Bridges Found: 16

135th Street Bridge
Romeoville Bridge / Romeo Road Swing Bridge
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135th Street Over Des Plaines River in Romeoville: Will County, Illinois, United States
Metal Pin-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Bobtail)
Length: 302 ft. Main Span: 204 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1899 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
This magnificent and large swing bridge was relocated and is the last remaining highway swing bridge in the area.
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43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge
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Pedestrian Walkway Over Railroad (Metra Electric District, NICTD South Shore Line, Former Illinois Central) in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Main Spans: 4
Built By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
One of two riveted pedestrian overpass structures in the area.
Adams Street Bridge
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Adams Street (Historic US-66) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 250 ft. Main Span: 199 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1927 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
One of the bascule bridges in Chicago that is a true deck truss with no trusses above the roadway.
Chicago and Illinois Western Railway Bridge
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Railroad (Chicago and Western Indiana) Over Collateral Channel (Canal Slip) in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rall)
Main Spans: 1
Built 1914 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Theodor Rall
One of only a few examples of a Rall bascule bridge in the entire country, and the only one in Chicago.
Damen Avenue Bridge
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Railroad (Chicago Belt) Over Damen Avenue in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Deck Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Arthur Engh
This bridge stands out in Chicago as a beautifully designed railroad overpass.
Eagle Avenue Viaduct
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Eagle Avenue Over Cuyahoga River in Cleveland: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Length: 296 ft. Main Span: 296 ft. Roadway: 39 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1931 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Waddell and Hardesty of New York, New York
This is the oldest vertical lift in Cleveland, and was once part of a long viaduct.
Grand Avenue Bridge
Indiana Street Bridge
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Grand Avenue Over North Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 270 ft. Main Span: 188 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1913 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
One of the older Chicago bridges, this is an older version of the pony truss bascule bridge design seen in Chicago.
Hanover Street Bridge
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge
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Hanover Street Over Middle Branch Patapsco River in Baltimore: Baltimore City, Maryland, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rall) and Approach Spans: Concrete Cantilever Open Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 2,023 ft. Main Span: 229 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1916 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and John Edwin Greiner (J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois)
Both the concrete approach spans and the bascule span of this amazing bridge are independently examples of extremely rare and unusual bridge types.
Indiana Harbor Canal New York Central Railroad Bridges
Indiana Harbor Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Bridges
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Railroad (Abandoned New York Central) Over Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal (East Chicago Canal) in East Chicago: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Metal 4 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Rall)
Main Span: 86 ft. Roadway: 31.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1909 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Albert Lucius of New York, New York
This pair of identical bridges are exceedingly rare examples of Rall bascule bridges and are abandoned in the raised position.
Jackson Boulevard Bridge
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Jackson Boulevard (Historic US-66) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Strauss Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 273 ft. Main Span: 202 ft. Roadway: 37 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1915 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
A very old deck truss style bascule bridges in Chicago and associated directly with prominent engineer Joseph Strauss.
Jefferson Avenue Bridge
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Jefferson Avenue Over River Rouge in Detroit: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 248 ft. Main Span: 91 ft. Roadway: 46 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1922 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Hugh E. Young of Chicago, Illinois
The only pony truss style bascule bridge in the entire state of Michigan.
Keokuk-Hamilton Bridge
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Railroad (Keokuk Junction Railway) Over Mississippi River in Keokuk and Hamilton: Lee County, Iowa and Hancock County, Illinois, United States
Metal 13 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 3,800 ft. Main Span: 380 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1917 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Ralph Modjeski
Built as a double-deck railroad bridge with an upper deck for highway traffic, in 1985 a new highway bridge resulted in the upper deck being abandoned.
La Salle Street Bridge
Marshall Suloway Bridge
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La Salle Street Over Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 347 ft. Main Span: 242 ft. Roadway: 56 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1928 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
Similar to the Clark Street Bridge, this exceptionally elaborate and beautiful bridge serves a significant downtown Chicago street.
Washington Boulevard Bridge
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Washington Boulevard Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 304 ft. Main Span: 197 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1913 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
An impressive example of the early pony truss bascule design.
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Western Avenue Bridge
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Western Avenue Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Through Girder, Fixed
Length: 295 ft. Main Span: 109 ft. Roadway: 107.3 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1940 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
Looking like a fixed plate girder today, this was once a mighty vertical lift bridge, before the towers were removed.
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Wittpenn Bridge
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Newark Avenue (NJ-7) Over Hackensack River in Kearny and Jersey City: Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,126 ft. Main Span: 206 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Harrington, Howard, and Ash of Kansas City, Missouri and Sigvald Johannesson
This vertical lift bridge with its unique curved approach has been sentenced to the scrapyard despite its historic significance.

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