This abandoned trough floor steel stringer bridge crosses Lawrence Avenue at Cicero Avenue

Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-36' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lawrence Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over School Street in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over School Street

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries an abandoned Union Pacific Railroad line over Wilson Avenue at Cicero Avenue

Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-19' concrete encased beam and 2-14' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Wilson Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Belmont Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Belmont Avenue

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Lincoln Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-25' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lincoln Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Wrightwood Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wrightwood Avenue

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Metra Electric District over Dixie Highway in Homewood

Homewood, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-20' concrete encased beam and 2-12' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Dixie Highway

Significance:

This unusual through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Addison Street and Lincoln Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1959

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5 span flared through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Addison Street and Lincoln Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Western over the Des Plaines River in Lyons

Lyons, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Illinois Western Railroad

Design:
6-52' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Milwaukee Avenue

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-48' and 2-30' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance: