Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois
Bloomingdale Trail - Milwaukee Avenue Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - Milwaukee Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8T)
This unique tied arch bridge reused an older through plate girder bridge and now carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Milwaukee Avenue
West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: City of Chicago
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1914 and reconstructed 2014
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
66' tied arch supporting 2-23' and 2-10' through plate girder spans
Description:
Tied arch and through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee Avenue
Significance: