HistoricBridges.org Menu: HistoricBridges.org Menu:



BridgeSeek


Canal Street Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Click to visit page.
Canal Street 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: 350 ft. Main Span: 254 ft. Roadway: 44 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1949 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio and City of Chicago
Canal Street Railroad Bridge
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge 458
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.2 Kilometers)

Click to visit page.
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
Cermak Road Bridge
22nd Street Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.3 Kilometers)

Click to visit page.
Cermak Road Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 337 ft. Main Span: 216 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1906 By: George W. Jackson of Chicago, Illinois and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois
18th Street Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.3 Miles (0.4 Kilometers)

Click to visit page.
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
!
Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.5 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

Click to visit page.
Railroad (Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)
Length: 186 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1930 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering Company) of Chicago, Illinois
!
St. Charles Air Line Bridge
18th Street Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.5 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

Click to visit page.
Railroad (Canadian National) Over South Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Movable: Single Leaf Bascule (Heel Trunnion)
Length: 220 ft. Main Span: 220 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1919 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Strauss Bascule Bridge Company (Strauss Engineering 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.

Divider

Back

Top

Divider

About - Contact

Divider