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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 span until 1930, when it was shortened to 220 feet (67 m) during a relocation as a result of straightening the river channel. The chief design engineer of the original bridge was Leonard O. Hopkins.

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  • 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 span until 1930, when it was shortened to 220 feet (67 m) during a relocation as a result of straightening the river channel. The chief design engineer of the original bridge was Leonard O. Hopkins. (en)
  • Le pont de Saint-Charles (en anglais : St. Charles Air Line Bridge) est un pont basculant qui enjambe la rivière Chicago dans la ville de Chicago, dans l'État de l'Illinois aux États-Unis. Il a été inscrit sur la liste des Chicago Landmarks le 12 décembre 2007 par la Commission on Chicago Landmarks. (fr)
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  • St. Charles Air Line Bridge (en)
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  • St. Charles Air Line Bridge with an upright B&OCT Bascule Bridge just behind (en)
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  • 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 span until 1930, when it was shortened to 220 feet (67 m) during a relocation as a result of straightening the river channel. The chief design engineer of the original bridge was Leonard O. Hopkins. (en)
  • Le pont de Saint-Charles (en anglais : St. Charles Air Line Bridge) est un pont basculant qui enjambe la rivière Chicago dans la ville de Chicago, dans l'État de l'Illinois aux États-Unis. Il a été inscrit sur la liste des Chicago Landmarks le 12 décembre 2007 par la Commission on Chicago Landmarks. (fr)
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  • St. Charles Air Line Bridge (en)
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