Maywood once had three railroads, including a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) mainline, a Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) mainline and the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railroad (CA&E). Today, the C&NW is owned by Union Pacific Railroad, while the remaining railroads have been converted to trails.
UP Des Plaines River Bridge (River Forest)
/153787.JPG)
UP Des Plaines River Bridge (River Forest)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #15.2)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over the Des Plaines River between River Forest and Maywood
River Forest, Cook County, Illinois to Maywood, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1923 and c. 1980
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
3-55' deck plate girders and 2-40' steel stringers
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River
Significance:
