Belmont-Cragin is a community area in Chicago, located on the northwest side of the city. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) operated a mainline along the south border of the area, and the Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) operated a secondary line along the east border of the community. Today, the former Milwaukee Road is owned by CPKC, while the former C&NW is owned by Union Pacific Railroad.
Random Bridges
UP Palmer Street Bridge (Hermosa)
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UP Palmer Street Bridge (Hermosa)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #509)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Cragin Industrial Lead over Palmer Street
Hermosa, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Belmont-Cragin, 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 Palmer Street
Significance:
UP Wrightwood Avenue Bridge (Hermosa)
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UP Wrightwood Avenue Bridge (Hermosa)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #511)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Cragin Industrial Lead over Wrightwood Avenue
Hermosa, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Belmont-Cragin, 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:
49' through plate girder and 2-11' steel stringer
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wrightwood Avenue
Significance: