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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River Forest Railroad Crossing
River Forest Railroad Crossing
(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #10.41)
This through plate girder bridge crosses the Union Pacific West Line, Hawthorne Avenue and Central Avenue in River Forest
River Forest, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built c. 1910 and raised 1914
by
Unknown
for
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Design:
1-100' and 2-54' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad, Hawthorne Avenue and Central 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:
UP Webster Avenue Bridge (Logan Square)
UP Webster Avenue Bridge (Logan Square)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1299)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge crosses Webster Avenue west of Ashland Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago
Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1915
by
Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-25' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Webster 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:
UP Paulina Street Bridge (Near West Side)
UP Paulina Street Bridge (Near West Side)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #6.0)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Paulina Street at Kinzie Street
Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Design:
2-25' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Paulina Street
Significance:
Lemont Railroad Bridge
Lemont Railroad Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #24B)
This bobtail through truss swing span carries the BNSF mainline over the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Lemont
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1898
by
Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
398' bobtail Pratt through truss swing span
Description:
Bobtail Pratt through truss swing span over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Significance:
CPKC Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)
CPKC Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-32)
This through plate girder bridge once carried the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Milwaukee Avenue
Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1899
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-48' and 2-30' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee Avenue
Significance:
Abandoned Paulina Street Bridge (New City)
Abandoned Paulina Street Bridge (New City)
(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.23)
This through plate girder bridge across Paulina Street 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 Paulina Street
Significance:
Bloomingdale Trail - Central Park Avenue Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - Central Park Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-12J)
This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Central Park Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago
Humboldt Park, 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 Central Park Avenue
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
Significance: