Railroad Bridges in Lake CountyIllinois

Lake County is located in extreme northeastern Illinois. It makes up one of the collar counties of the Chicagoland area. The seat and largest city are both Waukegan.
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CN Foss Park Avenue Bridge
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CN Foss Park Avenue Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over Foss Park Avenue in North Chicago

North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1943

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Unknown and John Darrow of Waukegan, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design: 88' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Foss Park Avenue

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CN Robert McClory Bike Path Bridge
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CN Robert McClory Bike Path Bridge

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #16)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over the Robert McClory Bike Path in North Chicago

North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design: 2-39' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over Robert McClory Bike Path

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North Shore Bike Path - Arcadia Road Bridge
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North Shore Bike Path - Arcadia Road Bridge

This concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad over Arcadia Road in Rondout

Rondout, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1904

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Rudolph S. Blome Company of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & Milwaukee Electric

Design: 32' concrete arch

Concrete arch bridge over Arcadia Road

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Skokie Valley Bike Path - Deerpath Road Bridge
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Skokie Valley Bike Path - Deerpath Road Bridge

This concrete rigid frame bridge once carried the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad over Deerpath Road in Lake Forest

Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Commonweath Edison

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1937

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Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad

Design: 50' concrete rigid frame

Concrete rigid frame bridge over Deerpath Road

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UP Bloom Street Bridge (Highwood)
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UP Bloom Street Bridge (Highwood)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1352)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Bloom Street in Highwood

Highwood, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 48' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Bloom Street

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