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.

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UP Roscoe Street Bridge (Irving Park)

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UP Roscoe Street Bridge (Irving Park)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #515)

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

Significance:

Local

UP Wrightwood Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Park)

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UP Wrightwood Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Park)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1301)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Wrightwood Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wrightwood Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Harlem Avenue Bridge (Lyons)

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BNSF Harlem Avenue Bridge (Lyons)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #10AA)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue) in Lyons

Lyons, Cook County, Illinois to Forest View, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-48' and 2-29' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue)

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Mozart Street Bridge

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Bloomingdale Trail - Mozart Street Bridge

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

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:

Local

CN Flossmoor Road Bridge

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CN Flossmoor Road Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #25.0)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Metra Electric District over Flossmoor Road

Flossmoor, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-20' concrete encased beam and 1-10' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Flossmoor Road

Significance:

Local

CN Main Street Bridge (Matteson)

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CN Main Street Bridge (Matteson)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #28.3)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Metra Electric District over Main Street in Matteson

Matteson, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

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

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-30' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Main Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Marshall Boulevard Bridge

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BNSF Marshall Boulevard Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #4.54)

This through plate girder bridge carries the BNSF Railway across Marshall Boulevard

South Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-55', 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Marshall Boulevard

Significance:

Local

CTA Red Line - Winona Street Bridge

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CTA Red Line - Winona Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-68)

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

Significance:

Local

UP Melrose Street Bridge (North Center)

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UP Melrose Street Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1302 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Melrose 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 Melrose Street

Significance:

Local

Lemont Railroad Bridge

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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

Lemont, Cook County, Illinois

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:

High