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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.

Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge
High Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.4 Kilometers)

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.

Calumet River Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridges
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.6 Kilometers)

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.

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Baltimore and Ohio Calumet River Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

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.

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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