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Purple Line Hamlin Street Bridge

Concrete Slab Bridge over Hamlin Street
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

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Name Purple Line Hamlin Street Bridge
Built By Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Built By Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Contractor Unknown
Currently Owned By Chicago Transit Authority
Length 70 Feet Total, 20 Foot Main Spans
Width 2 Tracks
Height Above Ground 12 Feet 0 Inches
Superstructure Type Concrete Slab
Substructure Type Concrete
Date Built 1931
Traffic Count 200 Trains/Day (Estimated)
Current Status In Use
Significance Minimal Significance
Documentation Date July 2018


Located in Evanston, this concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Hamlin Street.
Built during 1930-1931, this bridge features dual single track bridges, each with four spans of concrete slab set onto concrete substructures.
Concrete structures like this are very common for track elevations after 1915. While the dual tracks are different superstructures, they share the same abutments. These abutments are capable of expanding to four tracks.
Overall, the bridge appears to be in good condition. Little serious deterioration was noted on the bridge.

The author has ranked the bridge as being minimally significant, due to the common design.
The photo above is an overview.

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Build Date Elevation of tracks
Railroad Line History Source ICC Valuation Information, Compiled by Richard S. Steele