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 Addison Street Bridge (Irving Park)

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UP Addison Street Bridge (Irving Park)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #516)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Cragin Industrial Lead over Addison Street

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

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
41' through plate girder and 2-11' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Addison Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Montrose Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)

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CPKC Montrose Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-36)

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

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

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-27' and 2-19' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Montrose Avenue

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Drake Avenue Bridge

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Bloomingdale Trail - Drake Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-12H)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Drake Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, 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 Drake Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Cornelia Avenue Bridge (North Center)

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UP Cornelia Avenue Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1303 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Cornelia Avenue 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 Cornelia Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Ogden Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)

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UP Ogden Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1622)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge is the middle of three parallel bridges across Ogden Avenue (former US Route 66) at this location

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to North Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

American Bridge Company (Toledo Branch)

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4-28', 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Ogden Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Foster Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

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UP Foster Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1306 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Foster 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:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foster Avenue (US Highway 41)

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Milwaukee Avenue Bridge

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Bloomingdale Trail - Milwaukee Avenue Bridge

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

This unique tied arch bridge reused an older through plate girder bridge and now carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Milwaukee 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 and reconstructed 2014

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
66' tied arch supporting 2-23' and 2-10' through plate girder spans

Description:
Tied arch and through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance:

Moderate

UP Davis Street Bridge (Arlington Heights)

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UP Davis Street Bridge (Arlington Heights)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #28)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Davis Street along US Highway 14 in Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929 and 1930

by

Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa; American Bridge Company of New York; Unknown and Peppard & Burrill of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
32' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Davis Street

Significance:

Local

CN Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)

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CN Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #7.3)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Western over the Des Plaines River in Lyons

Lyons, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Illinois Western Railroad

Design:
6-52' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local

UP Washington Boulevard Bridge (Near West Side)

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UP Washington Boulevard Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1605)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Rockwell Subdivision over Washington Boulevard

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Washington Boulevard

Significance:

Local