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

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

Design: 175' counterbalanced deck plate girder swing span and 70' deck plate girder

Counterbalanced deck plate girder swing bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Central Park Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago

Humboldt Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Concrete slab bridge over Central Park Avenue

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Damen Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 2-25' and 2-8' concrete slabs

Concrete slab bridge over Damen Avenue

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Drake Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Concrete slab bridge over Drake Avenue

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Leavitt Street in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Railroad/Original Owner:

Design: 2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Concrete slab bridge over Leavitt Street

Significance: