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.
Random Bridges
CPKC Wrightwood Avenue Bridge (Logan Square)
CPKC Wrightwood Avenue Bridge (Logan Square)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-20)
This decorative steel stringer bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Wrightwood Avenue
Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1939
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and L. Balkin Builder of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
46' steel stringer and concrete slab
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wrightwood Avenue
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
Significance:
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 - Wolcott Avenue Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - Wolcott Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8J)
This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Wolcott 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 Wolcott Avenue
Significance:
Abandoned Ogden Avenue Bridge (North Lawndale)
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:
CN Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)
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:
Cherry Avenue Railroad Bridge
Cherry Avenue Railroad Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-2)
This unique counterbalanced swing span once carried the Milwaukee Road over the North Branch Chicago River at Goose Island
Near North Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: City of Chicago
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
230' counterbalanced Pratt through truss swing bridge
Description:
Counterbalanced through truss swing bridge over North Branch Chicago River
Significance:
UP Racine Avenue Bridge (West Town)
UP Racine Avenue Bridge (West Town)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1283)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines across Racine Avenue near Augusta Boulevard
West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
35' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Racine Avenue
Significance:
Abandoned Wolcott Avenue Bridge (New City)
Abandoned Wolcott Avenue Bridge (New City)
(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.48)
This through plate girder bridge across Wolcott 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:
1-44' and 2-11' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wolcott Avenue
Significance:
CPKC Des Plaines River Bridge
CPKC Des Plaines River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-20)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the Milwaukee District West over the Des Plaines River in River Grove
River Grove, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1930
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
4-68' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River
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