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Cermak Road Railroad Overpass
Chinatown Railroad Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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Railroad (Metra Rock Island District and Former New York Central) Over Cermak Road (22nd Avenue) in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal (Concrete Encased) Rigid-Frame, Fixed
Main Spans: 2
Built By: Unknown
This elegant bridge is one of the finest railroad overpass bridges in the city of Chicago.
18th Street Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

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18th Street Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Railing Height Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 280 ft. Main Span: 182 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1967 By: Overland Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
This is one of the few single leaf highway bascule bridges in Chicago, and the only example using the pony/deck truss design.
Canal Street Railroad Bridge
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge 458
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Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

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Railroad (Amtrak, Metra Heritage Corridor, and Metra SouthWest Service) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Span Drive)
Length: 388 ft. Main Span: 273 ft. Roadway: 19.5 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1915 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Waddell and Harrington of Kansas City, Missouri
The heaviest vertical lift span when built, with 195 foot high towers, this is the only vertical lift near downtown Chicago.

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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