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Historic Bridges: Western Avenue

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: 3

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Western Avenue Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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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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Western Avenue Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Western Avenue Over Contoocook River in Rural: Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed
Length: 305 ft. Main Span: 149 ft. Roadway: 24.3 ft. Main Spans: 2
Built 1933 By: Unknown
This attractive two span skewed through truss is remarkably close to another historic highway truss bridge.
Western Avenue Calumet Sag Channel Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.
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Western Avenue Over Calumet Sag Channel in Blue Island: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 10 Panel Bolt-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Pre-Stressed Concrete Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 1,123 ft. Main Span: 246 ft. Roadway: 53.2 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1966 By: Unknown and Sverdrup and Parcel of St. Louis, Missouri
This is a very wide example of a truss bridge with two truss lines.

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