This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Des Plaines Street

West Town, 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:
2-26' and 2-17' trough floor steel stringer; 1-56', 2-17' trough floor through plate girder

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Des Plaines Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Illinois Route 56 (Butterfield Road) near Interstates 290 and 294 in Hillside

Hillside, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1958

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-63' and 2-45' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 56 (Butterfield Road)

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Ridge Avenue and Lincoln Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-100' and 2-20' through plate girders

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

Significance:

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

Humboldt Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to 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 Central Park Avenue

Significance:

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Argyle Street

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Argyle Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Davis Street along US Highway 14 in Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
32' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Davis Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Fullerton 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:
53' and 2-18' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fullerton Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Melrose 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 Melrose Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge across Wood Street is one of several similar structures along the former Grand Trunk Western 49th Street Line

New City, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Design:
1-44' and 2-11' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wood Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Norfolk Southern Chicago Line over Princeton Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway

Design:
1-50' and 2-16' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Princeton Avenue

Significance: