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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UP Ogden Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)
UP Ogden Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1622)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge is the middle of three parallel bridges across Ogden Avenue (former US Route 66) at this location
Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to North Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1909
by
American Bridge Company (Toledo Branch)
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
4-28', 2-14' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Ogden Avenue
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UP Roscoe Street Bridge (Irving Park)
UP Roscoe Street Bridge (Irving Park)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #515)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Cragin Industrial Lead over Roscoe Street
Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
41' through plate girder and 2-11' steel stringer
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Roscoe Street
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Deering Bridge
Deering Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1300)
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
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Abandoned Seeley Avenue Bridge (New City)
Abandoned Seeley Avenue Bridge (New City)
(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.65)
This through plate girder bridge across Seeley 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 Seeley Avenue
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CTA Yellow Line - North Shore Channel Bridge
CTA Yellow Line - North Shore Channel Bridge
This unique truss and girder bridge carries the CTA Yellow Line over the North Shore Channel, McCormick Boulevard and an abandoned C&NW line
Owner: Chicago Transit Authority
Status: In Use
Built 1925
by
Hansell-Elcock Company of Chicago, Illinois and L.E. Meyers Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad and Northwestern Elevated Railroad
Design:
120' double intersection Warren deck truss, 105' Pratt pony truss and deck plate girder
Description:
Truss and girder bridge over North Shore Channel, McCormick Boulevard and abandoned C&NW Railway
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CTA Red Line - Winona Street Bridge
CTA Red Line - Winona Street Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-68)
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
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CN Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)
CN Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)
(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #11.51)
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
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Wells Street Bridge
Wells Street Bridge
This iconic through truss bascule bridge carries Wells Street and the CTA Brown and Purple Lines over the Chicago River
Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Near North Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: City of Chicago
Status: In Use
Built 1922
by
Fort Pitt Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; FitzSimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois and Ketler-Elliott Erection Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
City of Chicago
Design:
268' Double deck Warren through truss bascule (double leaf fixed trunnion)
Description:
Double leaf Warren through truss bascule bridge over Chicago River
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Polly L Bridge
Polly L Bridge
(Metropolitain West Side Elevated Truss Bridge)
This abandoned Pennsylvania through truss span was left standing after much of the of the Logan Square Branch was abandoned.
Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Abandoned, reused as signal bridge
Built 1895
by
Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio
for
Metropolitan West Side Elevated
Design:
258' Parker through truss
Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad
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Bloomingdale Line Swing Bridge
Bloomingdale Line Swing Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-6)
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
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