St. Charles Air Line Bridge
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The St. Charles Air Line Bridge is a Strauss Trunnion bascule bridge which spans the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois.
St. Charles Air Line Bridge with an upright B&OCT Bascule Bridge just behind
Chicago landscape with a boat
St. Charles Air Line Bridge, May 17, 2022.
St. Charles Air Line Bridge close up, 2012
St. Charles Air Line
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The St. Charles Air Line is a rail line in Chicago, Illinois, partially owned by the BNSF Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, and Canadian National Railway.
St. Charles Air Line Bridge
…The St. Charles Air Line Bridge is a Strauss Trunnion bascule bridge which spans the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. Built as part of the St. Charles Air Line Railroad by the American Bridge Company in 1919, the bridge originally had a span of 260 feet (79 m). This bridge held the world record for longest bascule-type…
Amtrak's Saluki traverses the Air Line in 2010.