Mokena once had a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline, an Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJ&E) mainline, and a Michigan Central Railroad (MC) mainline. Today, the Rock Island is owned by CSX, while the EJ&E is owned by Canadian National Railway. The MC has become part of a trail.
MTRA Old 96th Avenue Bridge
MTRA Old 96th Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #275)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Old 96th Avenue near Interstate 80 in Mokena
Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)
Status: In Use
Built 1929
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
59' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Old 96th Avenue
Significance:
