This through plate girder bridge was reused from Ashland Avenue to carry the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Western Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 2014 using a span constructed 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Western Avenue

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries an abandoned Union Pacific Railroad line over Wilson Avenue at Cicero Avenue

Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-19' concrete encased beam and 2-14' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Wilson Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Grace Street in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

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 Grace Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge across Winchester 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:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Winchester Avenue

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines across Augusta Boulevard near Racine Avenue

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:
2-22' and 2-13' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Augusta Boulevard

Significance:

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:

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

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-22' and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Carmen Avenue

Significance:

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

Significance:

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:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Milwaukee Avenue

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-23' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance: