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Abandoned Winchester Avenue Bridge (New City)
Abandoned Winchester Avenue Bridge (New City)
(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.54)
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
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CPKC Addison Street Bridge (Irving Park)
CPKC Addison Street Bridge (Irving Park)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-30)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Addison Street in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago
Irving Park, 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 Addison Street
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CN E. Fork Galena River Bridge #5
CN E. Fork Galena River Bridge #5
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-158.3)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the East Fork Galena River near Council Hill
Council Hill, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1921
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
3-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Galena River
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CTA Green Line - Englewood Truss Bridge
CTA Green Line - Englewood Truss Bridge
This Pratt through truss span carries the CTA Green Line over the Metra Southwest Service (former Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad)
Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Chicago Transit Authority
Status: In Use
Built 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
South Side Elevated Railroad
Design:
170' Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Metra Southwest Service
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CPKC Rock River Bridge (Rockton)
CPKC Rock River Bridge (Rockton)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-546)
This large Pratt pony truss bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over the Rock River in Rockton
Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1903 and 1906
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
4-120' Pratt pony trusses and 5-40' deck plate girders
Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Rock River
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Joliet Railroad Bridge
Joliet Railroad Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #407)
This massive through truss vertical lift bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over the Des Plaines River in Joliet
Owner: CSX Corporation
Status: In Use
Built 1932
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Herlihy Mid-Continent Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
306' subdivided polygonal Warren through truss lift span and 1-151' and 1-101' subdivided Warren through truss
Description:
Through truss lift bridge over Des Plaines River
Significance:
UP Bridge #60.45
UP Bridge #60.45
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #672)
This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1885
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
8' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek
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BNSF Fuller Street Bridge (Bridgeport)
BNSF Fuller Street Bridge (Bridgeport)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #2J)
This through plate girder bridge carries a number of different railroads over Fuller Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago
Bridgeport, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway and Chicago Transit Authority
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago & Alton Railway
Design:
67' and 2-21' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fuller Street
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CN Topper Drive Bridge
CN Topper Drive Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-168.52)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Illinois Route 121 (Topper Drive) in Mt. Pulaski
Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1940
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
48' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 121 (Topper Drive)
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CN Robert McClory Bike Path Bridge
CN Robert McClory Bike Path Bridge
(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #16)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over the Robert McClory Bike Path in North Chicago
North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1905
by
Unknown
for
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
Design:
2-39' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Robert McClory Bike Path
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