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Cortland Street Bridge
West Clybourn Place Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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Cortland Street Over North Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Fixed Trunnion) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 217 ft. Main Span: 128 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1901 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and City of Chicago
Easily the most significant Chicago bridge, this ornate bridge was the first trunnion bascule bridge ever built!
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Milwaukee Road Bloomingdale Line Railroad Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.1 Miles (0.2 Kilometers)

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Railroad (Canadian Pacific, Former Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway) Over North Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal Through Girder, Movable: Swing (Arc Bearing Bobtail) and Approach Spans: Metal Girder, Fixed
Length: 245 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1899 By: American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Onward Bates
This bridge exhibits one of the most unusual swing bridge designs ever encountered.
Clybourn Station Bridge
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Rough Distance: 0.2 Miles (0.4 Kilometers)

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Railroad (Metra Union Pacific North) Over Ashland Avenue and Cortland Street in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Metal (Concrete Encased) Through Girder, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed
Length: 300 ft. Main Span: 62 ft. Main Spans: 3
Built By: Unknown
This is a large, curved, and skewed concrete encased through plate girder bridge.
Webster Avenue Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.6 Kilometers)

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Webster Avenue Over North 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: 287 ft. Main Span: 189 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1916 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
Among the northernmost of the Chicago bascule bridges, this one is also an older example.
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Ashland Avenue North Branch Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0.4 Miles (0.7 Kilometers)

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Ashland Avenue Over North 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: 387 ft. Main Span: 232 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1936 By: Ketler-Elliott Company of Chicago, Illinois and City of Chicago
This graceful structure includes bridge tender buildings with symbolic depictions.

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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