This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Southwest Service over 63rd Street

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad

Design:
1-44', 1-36' through plate girder (east tracks); 70' through plate girder (west tracks)

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 63rd Street

Significance:

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:

This concrete slab bridge once carried the CTA Red and Purple Lines over Winona Street

Uptown, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Winona Street

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Keystone Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Keystone Avenue

Significance:

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:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Avenue

Significance:

This large trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Metra Union Pacific lines over Jefferson Street and Hubbard Street

West Town, 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:
12 span trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Jefferson Street and Hubbard Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Washington Boulevard in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-40' and 2-30' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Washington Boulevard

Significance:

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:

This unique counterbalanced deck plate girder swing bridge crosses the North Branch Chicago River south of Cortland Street

Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
175' counterbalanced deck plate girder swing span and 70' deck plate girder

Description:
Counterbalanced deck plate girder swing bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance: