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	Bridge Name	Facility Carried / Feature Intersected	Location	Structure Type	Construction Date / Builder or Contractor	Description
	100th Street Bridge	100th Street Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1927 By: Ketler-Elliott Company	This bascule bridge has fairly tall trusses and is a nice bridge to visit.
	106th Street Bridge	106th Street Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1930 By: Ketler-Elliott Company	This impressive bascule bridge has very tall trusses and is among the most impressive of the Calumet River highway bridges.
	11th Street Pedestrian Bridge	Park Walkway Over Railroad (Southshore and Metra Railroad)	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Stringer, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This attractive bridge allows pedestrians to cross over the railroad line that runs through and under the park.
	130th Street Bridge	130th Street Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Modified Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Stationary	1949 By: Unknown	This truss bridge is a stationary Calumet River bridge that features an unusual modified Warren truss design.
	130th Street Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Chicago, South Shore and South Bend) Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	An example of late railroad truss bridge construction.
	18th Street Railroad Bridges St. Charles Air Line Bridge and B&O RR / Chicago Terminal Bridge	Railroad (Various) Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	1919 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York	These are two rail bridges, one was the longest bascule bridge in the world when built, was moved once, and is now threatened with demolition!
	35th Street Pedestrian Bridge	Pedestrian Walkway Over Railroad (Canadian National, Southshore, and Metra Railroad)	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	One of two riveted pedestrian overpass structures in the area.
	43rd Street Pedestrian Bridge	Pedestrian Walkway Over Railroad (Canadian National, Southshore, and Metra Railroad)	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	One of two riveted pedestrian overpass structures in the area.
	95th Street Bridge	95th Street Bridge (US-12) Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Truss, Movable: Bascule	1958 By: Unknown	This is the bascule bridge the seen in the Blues Brothers movie.
	Adams Street Bridge	Adams Street Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule	1927 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company	One of bascule bridges in Chicago that is a true deck truss with no trusses above the roadway.
	Ashland Avenue Bridge	Ashland Avenue Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1938 By: Ketler-Elliott Company	This is among the widest Chicago bascule bridges, and was built in the 1930s.
	Ashland Avenue Bridge	Ashland Avenue Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Bascule	1936 By: Unknown	This graceful structure includes bridge tender buildings with symbolic depictions.
	Burkhardt Drive Bridge	Burkhardt Drive Over Douglas Park Lake	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Three Hinged Deck Arch, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This bridge appears to be a rare spandrel braced three-hinged arch bridge.
	California Avenue Bridge	California Avenue Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1926 By: Unknown	This is a two-lane bascule bridge that no longer operates.
	Calumet River Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern) Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift	0 By: Unknown	This may not be the oldest of vertical lift bridges in Chicago, but its bright red paint and interesting shape make this a spectacular gateway into Lake Michigan!
	Calumet River Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Norfolk Southern) Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift	0 By: Unknown	This is a cool-looking, traditional railroad vertical lift bridge.
	Calumet River Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Various) Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift	0 By: Unknown	These three bulky bridges side by side are unusually square-shaped vertical lifts that very impressive to see.
	Calumet Sag Channel Canadian National Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Canadian National) Over Calumet Sag Channel	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	A typical example of a Calumet Sag Channel railroad bridge.
	Canal Street Bridge	Canal Street Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1949 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio	This trunnion bascule bridge was built by the Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Ohio.
	Canal Street Railroad Bridge	Canal Street Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Parker Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift	1915 By: Waddell and Harrington	This is the only vertical lift bridge in and near downtown Chicago.
	Cermak Road Bridge	Cermak Road Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	1906 By: Unknown	This is the only Scherzer rolling lift on the streets of Chicago, and has been heavily modified.
	Cermak Road Railroad Overpass Chinatown Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Former New York Central) Over Cermak Road (22nd Avenue)	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Stringer, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This elegant bridge is one of the finest railroad overpass bridges in the city of Chicago.
	Chicago and Alton Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Chicago and Alton) Over South Fork South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Bascule	1906 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York	One of the last remaining examples of a Page bascule bridge.
	Chicago Avenue Bridge	Chicago Avenue Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1914 By: Ketler-Elliott Company	This is one of the oldest pony truss style bascule bridges in Chicago.
	Chicago El Union Elevated Railroad	Railroad (Union Elevated Railway) Over Various Streets of Chicago	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Deck Girder, Stationary	0 By: Various Builders	Essentially a very long multi-span bridge, parts of this railway are as old as the late 1800s, and feature riveted construction.
	Chicago Skyway Toll Bridge I-90 Calumet River Bridge	I-90 Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Cantilever Through Truss, Stationary	1958 By: Various Builders	This 1950s cantilever bridge is the only monumental sized bridge in Chicago.
	Cicero Avenue Bridge	Cicero Avenue Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1927 By: Unknown	This wide bascule bridge has three trusses to support it, which have shallower curve than some other Chicago bridges.
	Cicero Avenue Railroad Bridge Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Chicago and Western Indiana) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing	1900 By: Unknown	Located near Nerska Junction, this is one of a few remaining railroad swing bridges on the Sanitary and Ship Canal.
	Clark Street Bridge	Clark Street Over Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1929 By: Ketler-Elliott Company	This is one of the largest and most impressive of the bascule bridges in Chicago.
	Congress Parkway Bridge	Congress Parkway Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule	1956 By: Unknown	One of the most unusually designed of the Chicago bridges, because it uses the Warren truss configuration rather than the Pratt.
	Cortland Street Bridge West Clybourn Place Bridge	Cortland Street Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule	1902 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York	Easily the most significant Chicago bridge, this ornate bridge was the first trunnion bascule bridge ever built!
	Dearborn Street Bridge	Dearborn Street Over Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Combination Truss, Movable: Bascule	1963 By: Unknown	Built in 1963, this bridge is among the newest Chicago bridges, but appears to have been built to match other older bridges in Chicago.
	Deering Bridge	Railroad (Union Pacific) Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	0 By: Unknown	This is an impressive and extremely massive railroad truss bridge.
	Division Street Eastern Bridge	Division Street Over North Branch Chicago River Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	1903 By: Roemheld & Gallery	This bridge is noted for its unusual decorative plate bracing that is unlike other similarly designed bridges.
	Division Street Western Bridge	Division Street Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	1904 By: Roemheld & Gallery	Division Avenue has two bascule bridges within sight of each other, and this is the westernmost one.
	Douglas Park Bridge	Park Walkway Over Park Stream	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Stone Deck Arch, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	This attractive structure has served as a decorative park of a pedestrian walkway for many years.
	Evanston-Wilmette Railroad Bridge	Railroad (CTA) Over North Shore Channel	Evanston: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Stationary	1909 By: Unknown	A tradtional, stationary truss bridge perhaps stands out in Cook County for those reasons.
	Ewing Avenue Bridge	Ewing Avenue (US-41) Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1914 By: Unknown	This is one of the oldest highway bridges on the Calumet River.
	Franklin Street Bridge Franklin-Orleans Bridge	Franklin Street Over Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1920 By: Ketler-Elliot Company	Featuring ornate railings, this bridge is among the older examples of this style of bascule bridge.
	Grand Avenue Bridge	Grand Avenue Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Stationary	1913 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company	One of the older Chicago bridges, this is an older version of the pony truss bascule bridge design seen in Chicago.
	Halstead Street North Branch Bridge	Halstead Street Over North Branch Chicago River Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	1909 By: Jules E. Roentheld Company	This is a large example of the earliest bascule bridge design seen in Chicago.
	Halstead Street South Branch Bridge	Halstead Street Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1934 By: Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio	This bridge is three trusses wide and appears to still lift for boats when needed.
	Harlem Avenue Bridges	Harlem Avenue Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Deck Truss, Bascule	1931 By: Unknown	One of these near-twin bridges is the oldest example of its unusual kind among the Chicago bascule collection.
	Harlem Avenue Railroad Bridge	Railroad Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Forest View: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Swing	0 By: Unknown	One of several remaining historically significant, yet difficult to photograph, swing bridges in Chicago.
	Harrison Street Bridge	Harrison Street Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Combination Truss, Movable: Bascule	1960 By: Unknown	This is one of the later examples of the pony/deck truss combination bridges.
	Harrison Street Pedestrian Bridge	Park Walkway Over Railroad (Southshore and Metra Railroad)	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Stringer, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	One of two attractive overpass walkways in Grant Park.
	Isabella Street Bridge	Isabella Street Over North Shore Channel	Evanston: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Through Girder, Stationary	1908 By: Unknown	One of two nearby through plate girders with beautiful railings.
	Jackson Boulevard Bridge	Jackson Boulevard Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule	1915 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company	A very old deck truss style bascule bridges in Chicago and part of the patent conflict between the city and Joseph Strauss.
	Kedzie Avenue BNSF Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Burlington Northern and Santa Fe) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing	0 By: Unknown	One of only a few remaining swing bridges in Cook County.
	Kedzie Avenue CN Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Canadian National) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing	0 By: Unknown	This rare swing bridge has an attractive peak at the center of its span, unlike two nearby swing bridges.
	Kingery Highway Cal-Sag Bridge	Kingery Highway (IL-83) Over Calumet Sag Channel	Sag Bridge: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pennsylvania Through Truss, Stationary	1934 By: Unknown	One of a couple pleasingly complex 1930s Pennsylvania through truss bridges filled with lattice and bracing remaining in Cook County.
	Kingery Highway Sanitary and Ship Canal Bridge	Kingery Highway (IL-83) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Sag Bridge: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Parker Through Truss, Stationary	1934 By: Unknown	This is an impressive Parker truss stationary span built in the 1930s.
	Kinzie Street Bridge	Kinzie Street Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	1909 By: Unknown	This unusual bascule bridge had three quarters of its superstructure replaced with new members.
!	Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Abandoned Union Pacific) Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	1907 By: Toledo-Massillon Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio	A record-setting bridge when built, this bridge was a pioneer in new bascule bridge designs and technology.
	La Salle Street Bridge	La Salle Street Over Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1928 By: Strobel Steel Construction Company	Similar to the Franklin Street Bridge, this bridge serves a significant downtown Chicago street.
	Lake Street Bridge	Lake Street and Railroad (Chicago El) Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Combination Truss, Movable: Bascule	1916 By: Ketler-Elliott Company	One of two amazing bascule bridges in Chicago that carry the Chicago El on the top level.
	Lakeshore Drive Bridge Outer Drive Bridge	Lakeshore Drive (US-41) Over Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Combination Truss, Movable: Bascule	1937 By: Ketler-Elliott Company	This bridge once held separate worldwide records for length, width and weight!
	Lakeshore Drive LaSalle Drive Overpass	Lakeshore Drive (US-41) Over LaSalle Drive (IL-64)	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Concrete Rigid-Frame, Stationary	1940 By: Unknown	This attractive bridge was an early limited access highway structure, and being in a park setting, aesthetics were a concern.
	Lemont Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Burlington Northern and Santa Fe) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Lemont: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing	1898 By: Unknown	A beautiful 1898 railroad swing bridge is one of a few of swing bridges remaining on the canal.
	Lincoln Park Pedestrian Bridge North Avenue Pedestrian Bridge	Pedestrian Walkway Over Lakeshore Drive (US-41)	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Through Arch, Stationary	1940 By: Unknown	This important WPA built bridge is not only attractive, it is an unusual design of bridge.
	Linden Avenue Bridge	Linden Avenue Over North Shore Channel	Wilmette: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Through Girder, Stationary	1908 By: Unknown	One of two similar nearby bridges, this structure has absolutly stunning railings.
	Madison Street Bridge Lyric Opera Bridge	Madison Street Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Combination Truss, Movable: Bascule	1922 By: Unknown	The first bascule bridge in Chicago to raise the deck trusses above the deck slightly to act as guardrails.
	Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Bridge Paulina Connector Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Abandoned Metropolitan Elevated Railroad) Over Railroad (Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific)	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Pinned Camelback Through Truss, Stationary	1898 By: Unknown	A very important remnant of a former elevated railroad line.
	Michigan Avenue Bridge	Michigan Avenue Over Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule	1920 By: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company	One of the most well-known of the Chicago bascule bridges, the bridge-tender towers are very ornate on this bridge.
	Monroe Street Bridge	Monroe Street Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1919 By: Ketler-Elliott Company	This bridge shows the transition between the early pony truss design and the later design.
X	North Avenue Bridge	North Avenue Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	1907 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York	One of the oldest bridges in Chicago, historic significance and beauty were not enough to save this bridge from the dumpster.
	North Avenue Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Chicago Terminal Railroad) Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing	1902 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin	This extremely rare bobtail swing bridge is the most unusual and significant swing bridge in the greater Chicago area!
	Northbrook Railroad Bridge	Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Railroad (Metra)	Northbrook: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Quadrangular Warren Through Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	A beautiful lattice truss is an important part of the vast Cook County historic bridge collection .
	Oakwood Boulevard Bridge	Oakwood Boulevard Over Southshore, Metra, Amtrak, CN	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Stringer, Stationary	1921 By: Unknown	This bridge is the last of what was once a series of similar bridges in the area.
	Ohio Street Bridge	Ohio Street (I-90 / I-94 Ramp) Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule	0 By: Unknown	An attractive and impressive deck truss bascule span today carries an expressway ramp.
	Roosevelt Road Bridge	Roosevelt Road Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Deck Truss, Movable: Bascule	1928 By: Unknown	This deck truss is similar to Ohio Street Bridge and is about a half mile south of the main downtown area.
	Sheridan Road Bridge	Sheridan Road Over North Shore Channel	Wilmette: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Deck Girder, Stationary	1910 By: Unknown	This unique bridge is an integral part of the Wilmette Pumping Station.
	State Street Bridge Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge	State Street Over Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Combination Truss, Movable: Bascule	1949 By: Overland Construction Company	A wide truss bascule bridge in downtown Chicago, built in the 1940s.
	Torrence Avenue Calumet River Bridges	Torrence Avenue and Railroad (Abandoned) Over Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift	1938 By: Unknown	These are two different vertical lift bridges of varying age right side by side.
	Torrence Avenue Grand Calumet River Bridge	Torrence Avenue Over Grand Calumet River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pennsylvania Through Truss, Stationary	1938 By: Unknown	This is an amazingly complex and massive Pennsylvania through truss!
	Van Buren Street Bridge	State Street Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Combination Truss, Movable: Bascule	1956 By: Unknown	One of a number of remaining similarly-designed bascule bridges in Chicago.
	Wabash Avenue Bridge Irv Kupcinet Bridge	Wabash Avenue Over Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Combination Truss, Movable: Bascule	1930 By: Ketler-Elliott Company	A good example of one of Chicago's unusual deck truss bascule bridges.
	Washington Street Bridge	Washington Street Over South Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule	1913 By: Unknown	An impressive example of the early pony truss bascule design.
	Webster Avenue Bridge	Webster Avenue Over North Branch Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Bascule	1916 By: Unknown	Among the northernmost of the Chicago bascule bridges, this one is also an older example.
	Wells Street Bridge	Wells Street and Railroad (Chicago El) Over Chicago River	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	1922 By: Ketler and Elliott Company	This bridge, composed of beautiful trusses, is one of Chicago's most impressive and beautiful bridges!
	Western Avenue Bridge	Western Avenue Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Through Girder, Stationary	1940 By: Strobel Construction Company	This plate girder was once part of a mighty vertical lift bridge, before the towers were removed.
	Western Avenue Railroad Bridges The Scissors Bridges	Railroad (Various) Over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule	1909 By: Chicago Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois	These four side-by-side single leaf bascule bridges are among the most unusual bridges in Cook County.
	Wilson Avenue Bridge	Pedestrian Walkway Over North Shore Channel	Chicago: Cook County, Illinois	Metal Deck Girder, Stationary	1913 By: Unknown	A well-preserved deck plate girder associated with the North Shore Channel.

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