Cook County , Illinois

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.

Cities Chicago Lemont Glencoe Northbrook Evanston River Forest Arlington Heights Des Plaines Hillside Matteson Flossmoor Homewood North Riverside Lyons Melrose Park Skokie River Grove Berwyn

Random Bridges

CN Lombard Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-10.4)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Lombard Avenue in Berwyn

Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois to Cicero, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lombard Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Augusta Boulevard Bridge (West Town)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1284)

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

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:

Local

CN Des Plaines River Bridge (North Riverside)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-13.2)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Des Plaines River near Cermak Road in North Riverside

North Riverside, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1917

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
3-59' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local

CPKC Lawrence Avenue Bridge (Portage Park)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-42)

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

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

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1927

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-28' and 2-10' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Lawrence Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Des Plaines Street Bridge (North)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2.6A)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines over Des Plaines Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

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

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Des Plaines Street

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Ogden Avenue Bridge (North Lawndale)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge is the western of three parallel bridges across Ogden Avenue (former US Route 66) at this location

North Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: Abandoned

Built 1909

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad

Design:
4-28', 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Ogden Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Wabash Avenue Bridge (Near South Side)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.09)

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

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
61' through plate girder and 2-22' deck plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wabash Avenue

Significance:

Local

CSX Ogden Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge is the eastern of three parallel bridges across Ogden Avenue (former US Route 66) at this location

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1909

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad

Design:
4-28', 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Ogden Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Armitage Avenue Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1297)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Armitage Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
43' and 2-16' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Armitage Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Montrose Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-36)

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

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

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1927

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-27' and 2-19' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Montrose Avenue

Significance:

Local