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Deck plate girder plaque.
Frame plaque.
Bascule leaf plaque.
Illinois brand.
Bridge tender house.
Views showing frame.
Frame bracing.
Counterweight.
Motor carriage.
Roller train and pinion.
Pin, connecting operating tension link to rocker link and bascule leaf.
Bascule top chord and end post connection, which is also connected to a beam that connects the lead to the tension and rocker links.
Trunnion.
Bascule bottom chord connection to frame. This is also where the trunnion is located.
Stationary pins for counterweight frame.
Looking down at metal grate walkway on bascule span. Unknown equipment visible under the walkway.
Bascule top chord connections as viewed from beside bridge.
Bascule top chord connections as viewed from on bridge.
Bascule bottom chord connections as viewed from on bridge.
Approach span top chord connections as viewed from on bridge.
Approach span bottom chord connections as viewed from on bridge.
Approach span end post.
Approach span diagonals.
Approach span vertical.
Bascule span diagonals.
Bascule span bottom chord.
Overhead lateral bracing and struts.
Floor beam.
Approach span portal bracing.
Approach span deck.
Bascule portal bracing.
View under deck girder.
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