Railroad Bridges in Forest Glen, Chicago, Illinois



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Abandoned Lawrence Avenue Bridge (Portage Park)

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Abandoned Lawrence Avenue Bridge (Portage Park)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #522)

This abandoned trough floor steel stringer bridge crosses Lawrence Avenue at Cicero Avenue

Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 2-36' trough floor steel stringer

Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lawrence Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Ainslie Street Bridge (Forest Glen)

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CPKC Ainslie Street Bridge (Forest Glen)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-44)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Ainslie Street

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 2-22' and 2-10' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over Ainslie Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Argyle Street Bridge (Forest Glen)

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CPKC Argyle Street Bridge (Forest Glen)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-46)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Argyle Street

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 2-20' and 2-15' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over Argyle Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Carmen Avenue Bridge (Forest Glen)

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CPKC Carmen Avenue Bridge (Forest Glen)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-48)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Carmen Avenue

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 2-22' and 2-16' concrete slab

Concrete slab bridge over Carmen Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Elston Avenue Bridge (Forest Glen)

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CPKC Elston Avenue Bridge (Forest Glen)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-52)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Elston Avenue

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design: 2-49' and 2-25' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Elston Avenue

Significance:

Local