This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Franklin 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:
2-27' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Franklin Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Lombard Avenue in Berwyn

Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois to Cicero, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lombard Avenue

Significance:

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

Significance:

This heavily modified concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Paulina 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 Paulina Street

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Talman Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Talman 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 through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Elston Avenue

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-49' and 2-25' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elston Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Metra Line to Union Station north of Ogilvie Transportation Center

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
90' through plate girder and 4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Metra

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Southwest Service over 63rd Street

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad

Design:
1-44', 1-36' through plate girder (east tracks); 70' through plate girder (west tracks)

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 63rd Street

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses an industrial driveway along Hubbard Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Blommer Chocolate Driveway

Significance: