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Elevation from southwest of bridge.
Elevation from northeast of bridge.
Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern logo on bridge. Not an original detail, but a historical one.
Overview of operating machinery, counterweight, and rolling portion.
Views showing counterweight and operating rack.
View toward counterweight showing a visible gear.
Rollers.
Leaf.
Counterweight frame details.
Counterweight detail.
Top chord connections as viewed from beside bridge.
Bottom chord connections as viewed from beside bridge.
Bottom chord.
Deformed section of bottom chord.
Bearing.
End post.
Looking up toward portal bracing.
Floor beams.
Deck stringers.
Walkway alongside operating rack.
Electrical equipment.
Modern, non-historic bascule bridge next northeast of the historic bridge.
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