Railroad Bridges in Cook County, Illinois


Cook County is located in northeast Illinois, and is the most populous county in Illinois. The seat and largest city are both Chicago.

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UP Winnemac Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

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UP Winnemac Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1306)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Winnemac Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Winnemac Avenue

Significance:

Local

Lake Street Bridge

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Lake Street Bridge

This iconic through truss bascule bridge carries Lake Street and the CTA Pink and Green Lines over the South Branch Chicago River

Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

American Bridge Company of New York; FitzSimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois and Ketler-Elliott Erection Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

City of Chicago

Design:
245' Double deck Warren through truss bascule (double leaf fixed trunnion)

Description:
Double leaf Warren through truss bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River

Significance:

Regional

UP Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)

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UP Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1.6)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Milwaukee Avenue

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-23' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Bryn Mawr Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

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UP Bryn Mawr Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1307)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Bryn Mawr Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-21' and 2-12' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Bryn Mawr Avenue

Significance:

Local

CNW North Shore Channel Bridge

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CNW North Shore Channel Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #543 1/4)

This unusual deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned railroad over the North Shore Channel south of Oakton Street

Skokie, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

George W. Jackson, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois and John T. Fanning & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Shore Channel

Significance:

Moderate

CN Ridgeland Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)

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CN Ridgeland Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-10.7)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Ridgeland Avenue in Berwyn

Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ridgeland Avenue

Significance:

Local

Bernard Street Footbridge

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Bernard Street Footbridge

This historic pony truss bridge was reused at multiple locations throughout the City of Chicago, before being installed here in 1924

Albany Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to North Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1924 using a span originally fabricated 1885

by

Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

City of Chicago

Design:
79' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

Regional

UP Hazel Avenue Bridge (Glencoe)

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UP Hazel Avenue Bridge (Glencoe)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1335 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Hazel Avenue in Glencoe

Glencoe, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1898

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hazel Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Sunnyside Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

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UP Sunnyside Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1304 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Sunnyside Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-43' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sunnyside Avenue

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Prairie Avenue Bridge (Grand Boulevard)

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Abandoned Prairie Avenue Bridge (Grand Boulevard)

This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Prairie Avenue

Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Junction Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-25' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Prairie Avenue

Significance:

Local