Railroad Bridges in Lake County , Illinois


Lake County is located in extreme northeastern Illinois. It makes up one of the collar counties of the Chicagoland area. The seat and largest city are both Waukegan.

Random Bridges

UP Bloom Street Bridge (Highwood)

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UP Bloom Street Bridge (Highwood)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1352)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Bloom Street in Highwood

Highwood, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
48' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Bloom Street

Significance:

Local

UP Kellogg Creek Bridge (Winthrop Harbor)

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UP Kellogg Creek Bridge (Winthrop Harbor)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1418)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Kellogg Creek near Winthrop Harbor

Winthrop Harbor, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
52' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Kellogg Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Robert McClory Bike Path Bridge

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CN Robert McClory Bike Path Bridge

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #16)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over the Robert McClory Bike Path in North Chicago

North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
2-39' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Robert McClory Bike Path

Significance:

Local

UP Waukegan River Bridge

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UP Waukegan River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1391)

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Waukegan River in Waukegan

Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1892

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Waukegan River

Significance:

Local

Skokie Valley Bike Path - Deerpath Road Bridge

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Skokie Valley Bike Path - Deerpath Road Bridge

This concrete rigid frame bridge once carried the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad over Deerpath Road in Lake Forest

Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Commonweath Edison

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1937

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad

Design:
50' concrete rigid frame

Description:
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Deerpath Road

Significance:

Local

UP Woodland Road Bridge (Lake Forest)

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UP Woodland Road Bridge (Lake Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1372)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Woodland Road in Lake Forest

Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
41' and 2-15' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Woodland Road

Significance:

Local

UP Scranton Avenue Bridge (West)

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UP Scranton Avenue Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #269-G)

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two parallel bridges over the Scranton Avenue and North Shore Bike Path in Lake Bluff

Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
47' and 39' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Scranton Avenue and North Shore Bike Path

Significance:

Local

UP Foss Park Avenue Bridge

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UP Foss Park Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1384 1/2)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Foss Park Avenue

North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-18' and 1-9' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Foss Park Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Illinois Road Bridge (Lake Forest)

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UP Illinois Road Bridge (Lake Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1370 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Illinois Road in Lake Forest

Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
49' and 2-11' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Road

Significance:

Local

UP Scranton Avenue Bridge (East)

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UP Scranton Avenue Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1375)

This through plate girder bridge is the eastern of two parallel bridges over the Scranton Avenue and North Shore Bike Path in Lake Bluff

Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
52' and 47' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Scranton Avenue and North Shore Bike Path

Significance:

Local