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.
Cities Chicago Lemont Glencoe Northbrook Evanston River Forest Arlington Heights Des Plaines Hillside Matteson Flossmoor Homewood North Riverside Lyons Melrose Park Skokie River Grove Berwyn

Random Bridges

CN Lombard Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)
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CN Lombard Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-10.4)

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:

Local

UP Des Plaines River Bridge (Des Plaines)
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UP Des Plaines River Bridge (Des Plaines)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #22)

This large through plate girder bridge crosses the Des Plaines River in downtown Des Plaines

Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910 and 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-84', 1-60' and 1-50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local

UP Ashland Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
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UP Ashland Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.4)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Ashland 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 Ashland Avenue

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

UP Grace Street Bridge (North Center)
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UP Grace Street Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1303 3/4)

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

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

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 Grace Street

Significance:

Local

UP Armitage Avenue Bridge (West)
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UP Armitage Avenue Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-1)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Northwest Line over Armitage Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
62' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Armitage Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Oak Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
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CN Oak Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #11.76)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Oak Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-35' and 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Oak Avenue

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Ogden Avenue Bridge (North Lawndale)
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Abandoned Ogden Avenue Bridge (North Lawndale)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge is the western of three parallel bridges across Ogden Avenue (former US Route 66) at this location

North Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: Abandoned

Built 1909

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad

Design:
4-28', 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Ogden Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Leland Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
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UP Leland Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1305 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Leland Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

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 Leland Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Carmen Avenue Bridge (Forest Glen)
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CPKC Carmen Avenue Bridge (Forest Glen)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-48)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Carmen Avenue

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-22' and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Carmen Avenue

Significance:

Local