This through plate girder bridge carries the Belt Railway of Chicago over Monroe Street

West Garfield Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Austin, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Belt Railway of Chicago

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Belt Railway of Chicago

Design:
72' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Monroe Street

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines across Augusta Boulevard near Racine Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-22' and 2-13' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Augusta Boulevard

Significance:

This large quadrangular through truss bridge crosses the CPKC line in Northbrook

Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
140' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over CPKC

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Leland Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-43' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Leland Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Cragin Industrial Lead over Wrightwood Avenue

Hermosa, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Belmont-Cragin, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
49' through plate girder and 2-11' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wrightwood Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Balmoral Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Balmoral Avenue

Significance:

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

Significance:

This unusual through plate girder bridge carries the former St. Charles Air Line over Clark Street

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

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:
1-62' and 1-28' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Clark Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Rockwell Subdivision over Warren Boulevard

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 Warren Boulevard

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Northwest Line over Armitage Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
62' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Armitage Avenue

Significance: