This through plate girder bridge once carried the Milwaukee Road Bloomingdale Line over Elston Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elston Avenue

Significance:

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 standard concrete slab bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Argyle Street

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Argyle Street

Significance:

This unique counterbalanced swing span once carried the Milwaukee Road over the North Branch Chicago River at Goose Island

Near North Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
230' counterbalanced Pratt through truss swing bridge

Description:
Counterbalanced through truss swing bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Illinois Route 64 (North Avenue) in Melrose Park

Melrose Park, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1963

by

Unknown

for

Soo Line Railroad

Design:
2-70' through plate girder and 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 64 (North Avenue)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Des Plaines River in Lions Woods Forest Preserve

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:
5-65' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

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:

This iconic through truss bascule bridge carries Lake Street and the CTA Pink and Green Lines over the South Branch Chicago River

Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

American Bridge Company of New York; FitzSimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois and Ketler-Elliott Erection Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

City of Chicago

Design:
245' Double deck Warren through truss bascule (double leaf fixed trunnion)

Description:
Double leaf Warren through truss bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River

Significance:

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

North Center, 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 Berteau Avenue

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Wood Street at Kinzie Street

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

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

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Wood Street

Significance: