Lake Bluff once had three Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) mainlines, a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) mainline and three Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad (CNS&M) lines. Today, the C&NW lines are owned by Union Pacific Railroad, the Milwaukee Road is owned by CPKC and the CNS&M lines have become part of trails.
Random Bridges
UP Scranton Avenue Bridge (East)
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UP Scranton Avenue Bridge (East)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1375)
This through plate girder bridge is the eastern of two parallel bridges over the Scranton Avenue and North Shore Bike Path in Lake Bluff
Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1904
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
52' and 47' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Scranton Avenue and North Shore Bike Path
Significance:
UP Scranton Avenue Bridge (West)
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UP Scranton Avenue Bridge (West)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #269-G)
This through plate girder bridge is the western of two parallel bridges over the Scranton Avenue and North Shore Bike Path in Lake Bluff
Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1904
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
47' and 39' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Scranton Avenue and North Shore Bike Path
Significance: