Railroad Bridges in Cook County, Illinois


Cook County is located in northeast Illinois, and is the most populous county in Illinois. The seat and largest city are both Chicago.

Random Bridges

UP Fulton Street Bridge (Near West Side)

Image name

UP Fulton Street Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1.8)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Fulton Street at Milwaukee Avenue

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-26' and 2-17' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Fulton Street

Significance:

Local

River Forest Railroad Crossing

Image name

River Forest Railroad Crossing

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #10.41)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Union Pacific West Line, Hawthorne Avenue and Central Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910 and raised 1914

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-100' and 2-54' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad, Hawthorne Avenue and Central Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Belmont Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)

Image name

CPKC Belmont Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-26)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Belmont in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Avondale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
76' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Belmont Avenue

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Marshfield Avenue Bridge

Image name

Bloomingdale Trail - Marshfield Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8D)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Bloomingdale Trail (606 Trail) over Marshfield Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-12' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Marshfield Avenue

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Washtenaw Avenue Bridge

Image name

Bloomingdale Trail - Washtenaw Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-10N)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Washtenaw Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Washtenaw Avenue

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Maplewood Avenue Bridge

Image name

Bloomingdale Trail - Maplewood Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-10F)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Maplewood Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Maplewood Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Wilson Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

Image name

UP Wilson Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1305 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Wilson Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-43' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wilson Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Thatcher Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

Image name

UP Thatcher Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #15.0)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Thatcher Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Thatcher Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN I-88 Bridge (Hillside)

Image name

CN I-88 Bridge (Hillside)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Interstate 88 at its eastern terminus at Interstate 290 in Hillside

Hillside, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1952 and 2000

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
7 span through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 88

Significance:

Local

BRC Monroe Street Bridge

Image name

BRC Monroe Street Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carries the Belt Railway of Chicago over Monroe Street

West Garfield Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Austin, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Belt Railway of Chicago

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Belt Railway of Chicago

Design:
72' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Monroe Street

Significance:

Local