Highland Park once had a pair of Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) mainlines and a pair of Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad (CNS&M) lines. Today, the C&NW lines are owned by Union Pacific Railroad, and the CNS&M lines have become part of trails.
Random Bridges
UP Laurel Avenue Bridge (Highland Park)
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UP Laurel Avenue Bridge (Highland Park)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1349)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Laurel Avenue in Highland Park
Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-28' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Laurel Avenue
Significance:
UP Vine Avenue Bridge (Highland Park)
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UP Vine Avenue Bridge (Highland Park)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1349 1/2)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Vine Avenue in Highland Park
Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
54' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Vine Avenue
Significance: