Railroad Bridges in Cook CountyIllinois

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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Abandoned Damen Avenue Bridge (New City)
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Abandoned Damen Avenue Bridge (New City)

(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.60)

This through plate girder bridge across Damen 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

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Railroad/Original Owner: Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Design: 1-44' and 2-11' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Damen Avenue

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Abandoned Dearborn Street Bridge (Grand Boulevard)
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Abandoned Dearborn Street Bridge (Grand Boulevard)

This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Dearborn Street

Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago Junction Railway

Design: 70' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Dearborn Street

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Abandoned Elston Avenue Bridge
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Abandoned Elston Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-6E)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Milwaukee Road Bloomingdale Line over Elston Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design: 75' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Elston Avenue

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Abandoned Hermitage Avenue Bridge (New City)
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Abandoned Hermitage Avenue Bridge (New City)

(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.29)

This through plate girder bridge across Hermitage 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

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Railroad/Original Owner: Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Design: 45' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Hermitage Avenue

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Abandoned Honore Street Bridge (New City)
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Abandoned Honore Street Bridge (New City)

(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.42)

This through plate girder bridge across Honore Street 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

Railroad/Original Owner: Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Design: 45' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Honore Street

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