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

UP Eisenhower Expressway Bridge

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UP Eisenhower Expressway Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1614)

This through girder and steel stringer bridge crosses the Eisenhower Expressway, Congress Parkway and Van Buren Street

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897 and 1952

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
2-70' through plate girders and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Eisenhower Expressway, Congress Parkway and Van Buren Street

Significance:

Local

CTA Yellow Line - Old Hartrey Avenue Bridge

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CTA Yellow Line - Old Hartrey Avenue Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge carries the CTA Yellow Line over a former alignment of Hartrey Avenue

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1925

by

Hansell-Elcock Company of Chicago, Illinois and L.E. Meyers Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Design:
70' deck plate girder and 40' concrete skeleton abutments

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pedestrian Walkway

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Maplewood Avenue Bridge

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Bloomingdale Trail - Maplewood Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-10F)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Maplewood 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 Maplewood Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Irving Park Road Bridge (Irving Park)

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CPKC Irving Park Road Bridge (Irving Park)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-34)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Irving Park Road

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

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
64' and 2-24' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Irving Park Road

Significance:

Local

UP Barry Avenue Bridge (North Center)

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UP Barry Avenue Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1301 3/4)

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

Significance:

Local

UP Balmoral Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

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UP Balmoral Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1306 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Balmoral 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:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Balmoral Avenue

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Lawrence Avenue Bridge (Portage Park)

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Abandoned Lawrence Avenue Bridge (Portage Park)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #522)

This abandoned trough floor steel stringer bridge crosses Lawrence Avenue at Cicero Avenue

Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-36' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lawrence 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

CN Dearborn Street Bridge (Near South Side)

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CN Dearborn Street Bridge (Near South Side)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.25)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over Dearborn Street north of 16th Street

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:
1-38' through plate girder and 2-16' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dearborn Street

Significance:

Local

Northbrook Railroad Crossing

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Northbrook Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #864)

This large quadrangular through truss bridge crosses the CPKC line in Northbrook

Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
140' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over CPKC

Significance:

Moderate