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.
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CN Front Street Bridge (Matteson)
CN Front Street Bridge (Matteson)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #28.2)
This deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Front Street and the Old Plank Road Trail in Matteson
Matteson, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1923
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
37' deck plate girder, 34' concrete encased beam and 2-25' concrete slabs
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Front Street and Old Plank Road Trail
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UP Weller Creek Bridge (East)
UP Weller Creek Bridge (East)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #845)
This small deck plate girder bridge crosses Weller Creek near Rand Road in Des Plaines
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:
35' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Weller Creek
Significance:
Abandoned Elston Avenue Bridge
Abandoned Elston Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-6E)
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
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Abandoned Dearborn Street Bridge (Grand Boulevard)
Abandoned Dearborn Street Bridge (Grand Boulevard)
This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Dearborn Street
Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: City of Chicago
Status: Abandoned
Built 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago Junction Railway
Design:
70' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dearborn Street
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UP Bryn Mawr Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
UP Bryn Mawr Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1307)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Bryn Mawr Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago
Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1907
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-21' and 2-12' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Bryn Mawr Avenue
Significance:
CN East Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)
CN East Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-10.9)
This concrete encased beam bridge crosses East Avenue in Berwyn
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
36' concrete encased beam
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over East Avenue
Significance:
Bloomingdale Trail - Leavitt Street Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - Leavitt Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8S)
This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Leavitt Street in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago
West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to 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 Leavitt Street
Significance:
CTA Purple Line - Colfax Street Bridge
CTA Purple Line - Colfax Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-172)
This standard concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Colfax Street in Evanston
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Chicago Transit Authority
Status: In Use
Built 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Colfax Street
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BNSF Stephen Street Bridge (Lemont)
BNSF Stephen Street Bridge (Lemont)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #24C)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Stephen Street in Lemont
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:
Bloomingdale Trail - Hoyne Avenue Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - Hoyne Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8H)
This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Hoyne 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 Hoyne Avenue
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