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
CTA Purple Line - Simpson Street Bridge
CTA Purple Line - Simpson Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-166)
This standard concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Simpson Street in Evanston
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Chicago Transit Authority
Status: In Use
Built 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-25' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Simpson Street
Significance:
CN Oak Park Avenue Bridge
CN Oak Park Avenue Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-11.2)
This concrete slab bridge crosses Oak Park Avenue in Berwyn
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1912 and 1936
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
2-23' concrete slab and 2-8'x9' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Oak Park Avenue
Significance:
Abandoned Hermitage Avenue Bridge (New City)
Abandoned Hermitage Avenue Bridge (New City)
(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.29)
This through plate girder bridge across Hermitage 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 Hermitage Avenue
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UP Lathrop Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
UP Lathrop Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.2)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Lathrop Avenue in River Forest
River Forest, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lathrop Avenue
Significance:
Bloomingdale Trail - Fairfield Avenue Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - Fairfield Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-10P)
This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Fairfield 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 Fairfield Avenue
Significance:
Bloomingdale Trail - Wolcott Avenue Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - Wolcott Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8J)
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:
UP Belmont Avenue Bridge (North Center)
UP Belmont Avenue Bridge (North Center)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1302)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Belmont 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 Belmont Avenue
Significance:
CTA Purple Line - Hamlin Street Bridge
CTA Purple Line - Hamlin Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-164)
This standard concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Hamlin Street in Evanston
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Chicago Transit Authority
Status: In Use
Built 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-21' and 2-12' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Hamlin Street
Significance:
Lemont Railroad Bridge
Lemont Railroad Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #24B)
This bobtail through truss swing span carries the BNSF mainline over the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Lemont
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1898
by
Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
398' bobtail Pratt through truss swing span
Description:
Bobtail Pratt through truss swing span over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Significance:
UP Weller Creek Bridge (East)
UP Weller Creek Bridge (East)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #845)
This small deck plate girder bridge crosses Weller Creek near Rand Road in Des Plaines
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
35' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Weller Creek
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