St. Charles Air Line Bridge

41.86155,-87.63496

These twin single-leaf Strauss Trunnion bascule railroad bridges cross over the South Branch of the Chicago River and are used by Amtrak trains headed South and East. The 186-foot northern span was built in 1930 for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to lead to their (now demolished) Chicago terminal. Since it no longer leads anywhere, it is locked open. The southern St. Charles Air Line Bridge is a 220-foot span was originally built in 1919 but was shortened and re-erected in 1930 when the South Branch was straightened. (tacotron.com, BridgeHunter.com).

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