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.
Random Bridges
Abandoned Wolcott Avenue Bridge (New City)
Abandoned Wolcott Avenue Bridge (New City)
(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.48)
This through plate girder bridge across Wolcott Avenue 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 Wolcott Avenue
Significance:
BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)
BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #11A)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Santa Fe over the Des Plaines River in Lyons
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1898
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
6-52' deck plate girder and 2-30' concrete slab
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River
Significance:
Bloomingdale Trail - St. Louis Avenue Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - St. Louis Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-12G)
This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over St. Louis 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 St. Louis Avenue
Significance:
CN Ridgeland Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)
CN Ridgeland Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-10.7)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Ridgeland Avenue in Berwyn
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
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CPKC Carmen Avenue Bridge (Forest Glen)
CPKC Carmen Avenue Bridge (Forest Glen)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-48)
This standard concrete slab bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Carmen Avenue
Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1929
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-22' and 2-16' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Carmen Avenue
Significance:
CN Bridge #2.14
CN Bridge #2.14
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.14)
This small deck plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over an alley between State Street and Wabash Avenue
Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1899
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
St. Charles Air Line Railroad
Design:
27' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Alley
Significance:
LaBagh Woods Railroad Bridge
LaBagh Woods Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #530)
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:
BNSF Fuller Street Bridge (Bridgeport)
BNSF Fuller Street Bridge (Bridgeport)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #2J)
This through plate girder bridge carries a number of different railroads over Fuller Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago
Bridgeport, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway and Chicago Transit Authority
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago & Alton Railway
Design:
67' and 2-21' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fuller Street
Significance:
UP Techny Road Bridge
UP Techny Road Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #866)
This concrete arch bridge crosses Techny Road in Northbrook
Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
36' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Techny Road
Significance:
UP Harrison Street Bridge (Near West Side)
UP Harrison Street Bridge (Near West Side)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1615)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Rockwell Subdivision over Harrison 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:
70' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Harrison Street
Significance: