This Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Des Plaines River near 1st Avenue in Melrose Park

Melrose Park, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
150' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

This large through truss swing bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal east of Kedzie Avenue

South Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio; MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois and Winson Brothers Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
474' Pratt through truss swing bridge

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses East Avenue in Berwyn

Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
36' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over East Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Belmont in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Avondale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
76' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Belmont Avenue

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Ashland Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-27' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Ashland Avenue

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Drake Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Drake Avenue

Significance:

This through and deck girder bridge carries the CTA Yellow Line over Dodge Avenue

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1925

by

Hansell-Elcock Company of Chicago, Illinois and L.E. Meyers Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder and 4-28' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Dodge Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Rockwell Subdivision over Madison Street

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
1-48' and 2-15' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Madison Street

Significance:

This abandoned deck plate girder bridge crosses the North Branch Chicago River in LaBagh Woods

North Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' deck plate girder

Description:
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses an industrial driveway along Hubbard Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Blommer Chocolate Driveway

Significance: