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Historic Bridges: Calumet River

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: 13

100th Street Bridge
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100th Street Over Calumet 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: 326 ft. Main Span: 233 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1927 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
This bascule bridge is an excellent and unaltered example of a traditional Chicago bascule bridge.
106th Street Bridge
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106th Street Over Calumet 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: 349 ft. Main Span: 250 ft. Roadway: 38 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
This impressive bascule bridge has very tall trusses and is among the most impressive of the Calumet River highway bridges.
130th Street Bridge
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130th Street Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Modified Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 369 ft. Main Span: 230 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1949 By: Unknown
This truss bridge is a fixed Calumet River bridge that features an unusual modified Warren truss design.
130th Street Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (NICTD South Shore Line) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Length: 432 ft. Main Span: 274 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built By: Unknown
An example of late railroad truss bridge construction.
95th Street Bridge
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95th Street Bridge (US-12) Over Calumet 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: 343 ft. Main Span: 239 ft. Roadway: 62 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1958 By: Overland Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
This is the bascule bridge the seen in the Blues Brothers movie.
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Baltimore and Ohio Calumet River Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Modified Warren (Subdivided) Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed
Main Span: 235 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1913 By: Unknown and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
Only the counterweight and mechanical frame of this bridge remains after being hit by a boat in 1988.
Calumet River Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railroad Bridge
Bridge 710
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Railroad (Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Main Span: 242 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1974 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This may not be the oldest of vertical lift bridges in Chicago, but its bright red paint and interesting shape make this an attractive gateway into Lake Michigan!
Calumet River Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge
Nickel Plate Road Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 12 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift
Main Span: 320 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1971 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This is an impressive example of a traditional mid-20th Century railroad vertical lift bridge.
Calumet River Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridges
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Railroad (Various) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Length: 210 ft. Main Span: 210 ft. Roadway: 31.25 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1912 By: Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and Waddell and Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri
Once a group of five bridges, the three remaining impressive vertical lifts are excellent examples of Waddell and Harrington vertical lift bridges.
Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge
High Bridge
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I-90 (Chicago Skyway) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Cantilever Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed
Length: 2,458 ft. Main Span: 650 ft. Roadway: 76.4 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built 1958 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and J. E. Greiner Company of Baltimore, Maryland and Chicago, Illinois
This 1950s cantilever bridge is the only monumental sized high level bridge in Chicago.
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Ewing Avenue Bridge
92nd Street Bridge
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Ewing Avenue (US-41) Over Calumet 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: 338 ft. Main Span: 228 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1914 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
This is one of the oldest highway bridges on the Calumet River.
Torrence Avenue Calumet River Bridge
Henry Ford II Memorial Bridge
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Torrence Avenue Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 16 Panel Rivet-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Girder, Fixed
Length: 497 ft. Main Span: 276 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1938 By: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York, New York and City of Chicago
This impressive bridge is one of only a couple non-bascule movable bridges that the city constructed in the 20th Century.
Torrence Avenue Railroad Bridge
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Bridge
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Railroad (Abandoned Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad) Over Calumet River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)
Main Spans: 1
Built 1968 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York
This abandoned railroad lift bridge sits next to an older highway lift bridge.

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