Cook County , Illinois

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.

Cities Chicago Lemont Glencoe Northbrook Evanston River Forest Arlington Heights Des Plaines Hillside Matteson Flossmoor Homewood North Riverside Lyons Melrose Park Skokie River Grove Berwyn

Random Bridges

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

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:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - California Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-10R)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over California Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-25' and 2-8' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over California Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Michigan Avenue Bridge (Near South Side)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.01)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over Michigan Avenue north of 16th Street

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
1-51' and 2-22' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Michigan Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Des Plaines River Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #15.2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over the Des Plaines River between River Forest and Maywood

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois to Maywood, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923 and c. 1980

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-55' deck plate girders and 2-40' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local

UP Keystone Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.8)

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

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Keystone Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Des Plaines River Bridge (Lions Woods)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #847)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Des Plaines River in Lions Woods Forest Preserve

Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-65' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local

UP Madison Street Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1607)

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

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:

Local

UP Lathrop Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.2)

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

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lathrop Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Prairie Alley Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Metra Line to Union Station north of Ogilvie Transportation Center

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
90' through plate girder and 4 span deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Metra

Significance:

Local

CPKC Des Plaines River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-20)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Milwaukee District West over the Des Plaines River in River Grove

River Grove, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1930

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
4-68' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local