This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Metra Electric District over Vollmer Road in Flossmoor

Flossmoor, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
25' concrete encased beam and 2-9' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Vollmer Road

Significance:

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

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Hazel Avenue in Glencoe

Glencoe, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hazel Avenue

Significance:

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:

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

Significance:

This large Strauss trunnion bascule bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over the North Branch Chicago River

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

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
180' Warren through truss Strauss trunnion bascule span and deck plate girder

Description:
Strauss trunnion bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries a number of different railroads over Fuller Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago

Bridgeport, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway and Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
67' and 2-21' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fuller Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Roscoe Street in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Roscoe Street

Significance:

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:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Des Plaines 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:
2-26' and 2-17' trough floor steel stringer; 1-56', 2-17' trough floor through plate girder

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Des Plaines Street

Significance: