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

BNSF Stephen Street Bridge (Lemont)
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BNSF Stephen Street Bridge (Lemont)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #24C)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Stephen Street in Lemont

Lemont, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and erected 1903

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Stephen Street

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - St. Louis Avenue Bridge
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Bloomingdale Trail - St. Louis Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-12G)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over St. Louis Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, 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 St. Louis 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 Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)
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CN Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #11.51)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Lake Street in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-42' and 2-21' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Street

Significance:

Local

UP Cornelia Avenue Bridge (North Center)
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UP Cornelia Avenue Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1303 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Cornelia Avenue 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 Cornelia Avenue

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

CPKC Roscoe Street Bridge (Irving Park)
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CPKC Roscoe Street Bridge (Irving Park)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-28)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Roscoe Street in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Roscoe Street

Significance:

Local

UP Montrose Avenue Bridge (North Center)
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UP Montrose Avenue Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1304 1/2)

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:

Local

CPKC Montrose Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)
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CPKC Montrose Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-36)

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

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-27' and 2-19' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Montrose Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #2.14
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CN Bridge #2.14

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.14)

This small deck plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over an alley between State Street and Wabash Avenue

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
27' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Alley

Significance:

Local