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Bridge
The Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway Company Bridge No. 710 was built in 1974.
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106th Street Bridge
The 106th Street bridge, looking north from the roadway.
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106th Street Bridge
Bridge deck in the up position.
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106th Street Bridge
Pony trusses on the bridge deck.
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Bridge tender house
Bridge tender housing on the East side of the 106th Bridge.
The 106th Street Bridge was built in 1930 by the City of Chicago.
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Bridge tender house
Bridge tender housing on the East side of the 106th Bridge.
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Pony trusses
The graceful steel work seen in the pony truss where it goes below the road bed.
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106th St. Bridge
Some of the thousands of rivets used in the construction.
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Control tower
The control tower on the 106th St. Bridge, west side.
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memorial
Memorial along bridge railing
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memorial
Flowers tied along bridge railing
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Torrance Avenue Bridge
The Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Bridge is a vertical lift bridge. The span
sits aside the Torrence Avenue Bridge. The Torrance Avenue bridge is a vertical lift with a span of 276 feet.
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Torrance Avenue Bridge
The Torrence Avenue Bridge on the left was dedicated in 1938 as the Henry Ford II
Memorial Bridge. The Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Bridge span to the north
where the Calumet intersects with Torrance Avenue.
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