This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Montrose Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to 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 Montrose Avenue

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Wolcott 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 Wolcott Avenue

Significance:

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-36' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lawrence Avenue

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge once carried the CTA Red and Purple Lines over Ainslie Street

Uptown, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Ainslie Street

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Mozart Street 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 Mozart Street

Significance:

This abandoned Pennsylvania through truss span was left standing after much of the of the Logan Square Branch was abandoned.

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned, reused as signal bridge

Built 1895

by

Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio

for

Metropolitan West Side Elevated

Design:
258' Parker through truss

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge across Winchester Avenue is one of several similar structures along the former Grand Trunk Western 49th Street Line

New City, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Winchester Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Roscoe Street in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Roscoe Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge was reused from Ashland Avenue to carry the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Western Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 2014 using a span constructed 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Western Avenue

Significance:

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: