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

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

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 Wellington Avenue

Significance:

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

West Town, 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 Rockwell Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge across Winchester 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:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Winchester Avenue

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Metra Electric District over the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway in Matteson

Matteson, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

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

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-37' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Canadian National Railway

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Maplewood 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

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

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

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Maplewood Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the CTA Yellow Line over a former alignment of Hartrey 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:
70' deck plate girder and 40' concrete skeleton abutments

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pedestrian Walkway

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Stephen Street in Lemont

Lemont, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and erected 1903

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Stephen Street

Significance:

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Ainslie 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:
2-22' and 2-10' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Ainslie Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Rosehill Drive in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
57' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rosehill Drive

Significance:

This bobtail through truss swing span carries the BNSF mainline over the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Lemont

Lemont, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
398' bobtail Pratt through truss swing span

Description:
Bobtail Pratt through truss swing span over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

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