Santa Fe Railroad Bridge

Probably circa 1908. Looking South-Southeast toward Lemont. This double track bridge runs from the South side of the Des Plaines River side (close to Dupage County) across the Sanitary and Ship Canal to Lemont Village.

The "Wagon" Bridge is in the background.

A.T. & Santa Fe Bridge over the Sanitary Ship Canal c 1920

c. 1920, looking East

 
The inside view, circa 1943, is entitled, Lemont, Illinois. Crossing the drainage canal along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad between Chicago, and Chillicothe, Illinois, and is courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, [reproduction number, e.g., LC-USF35-1326]. The photographer was Jack Delano.
Satne Fe RR Bridge Sept 8, 2006
September 8, 2006, looking East-NorthEast from probable foundation of former Wagon Bridge
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