Metra
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35th Street Pedestrian Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 2016Self-anchored suspension bridge over Metra Electric Line, South Shore Railroad, Canadian National Railway, South Lake Shore Drive (US 41), and Lakefront Trail, on pedestrian pathway that is an extention of the 35th Street sidewalksOpen to pedestrians only
AMTK/CN - Cal-Sag Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Cal-Sag Channel on Canadian National RR/AmtrakOpen
BNSF - Fuller Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1901Pony/through plate girder bridge over Fuller Street on BNSF RailwayOpen to traffic
BRC/BNSF Overpass (Cook County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over BNSF/Metra RR on Belt RailwayOpen to traffic
Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1906Moveable warren through truss with no verticals bridge over Bubbly Creek (South Fork of South Branch of Chicago River) on Chicago & Alton RailroadOpen to traffic
CN - Little Calumet River Bridges (Cook County, Illinois)
The former bascule bridge now a fixed span built in 1925Warren through truss bridge over Little Calumet River on CNRR (former Illinois Central), Metra, AmtrakOpen
CP - Ainslie Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1926Slab bridge over Ainslie Street on Canadian Pacific RailwayOpen to traffic
CP - Argyle Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1926Slab bridge over Argyle Street on Canadian Pacific RailwayOpen to traffic
CP - Carmen Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1926Slab bridge over Carmen Avenue on Canadian Pacific RailwayOpen to traffic
CP - Elston Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1926Pony/through plate girder bridge over Elston Avenue on Canadian Pacific RailwayOpen to traffic
CP - Foster Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1926Slab bridge over Foster Avenue on Canadian Pacific RailwayOpen to traffic
CP - Fox River Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1905 and 1926, replaced 2019Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River in Elgin on Canadian Pacific RailwayReplaced by a new bridge
CP - Irving Park Road Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898Pony/through plate girder bridge over Irving Park Road on Canadian Pacific RailwayOpen to traffic
CP - Montrose Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1926Slab bridge over Montrose Avenue on Canadian Pacific RailwayOpen to traffic
CP - Wilson Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1926Slab bridge over Wilson Avenue on Canadian Pacific RailwayOpen to traffic
CSX/BNSF - Connector Overpass (Will County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Washington Street and York Avenue on CSX/BNSF ConnectorOpen to traffic
CTA - "Polly "L"" Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1898 for Metropolitan West Side Elevated; route abandoned 1964Camelback through truss bridge over UP RR (formerly C&NW RR) on an Abandoned Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad lineAbandoned
CTM - Bloomingdale Line Swing Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1899 to replace earlier wooden through truss swing bridgeDeck plate girder bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Chicago Terminal RailwayAbandoned to rail traffic Feb. 2018 after severe vandalism to wiring
Gunsaulus Hall Galleries (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1916Through truss bridge over South Shore and South Bend Railroad on Museum GalleryOpen to museum visitors only
Hubbard's Cave (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1959.Tunnel on I-90/I-94 Kennedy ExpyOpen to traffic
IAIS/Metra - Schoolhouse Road Overpass (Will County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Schoolhouse Rd & Hickory Creek on Chicago Rail Link RR (former Rock Island)Open to traffic
IAIS/Metra - US30 Overpass (Will County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 30 (Lincoln Highway) on Chicago Rail Link/Metra (former Rock Island)Open to traffic
Metra - 43rd Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897, Two Tracks Replaced 2004Pony/through plate girder bridge over 43rd Street on Metra Rock Island DistrictOpen to traffic
Metra - 55th Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1929Slab bridge over East 55th Street on Metra/CN railroadsOpen to traffic
Metra - 63rd Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1904Pony/through plate girder bridge over 63rd Street on MetraOpen to traffic
Metra - 64th Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1904Pony/through plate girder bridge over 64th Street on MetraOpen to traffic
Metra - Cal-Sag Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Pair of through truss bridges over Calumet Sag Channel on Metra Rock Island LineOpen to traffic
Metra - Marley Creek Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1925Concrete rigid frame bridge over Marley Creek (aka N. Fork Hickory Creek) on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraOpen to rail traffic
Metra - Marley Creek Bridge #2 (Will County, Illinois)
Original 12' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1882; replaced 1925 with this bridgeConcrete rigid frame bridge over Marley Creek (aka Hickory Creek) on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraOpen to rail traffic
Metra - Marley Creek Bridge #3 (Will County, Illinois)
Original 55' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1930 with this bridgeSteel stringer bridge over Marley Creek (aka Hickory Creek) on MetraOpen to rail traffic
Metra - Oakwood Boulevard Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1921Steel stringer bridge over Metra Electric Line and CN Railway on Oakwood BlvdOpen to traffic during reconstruction, would be posted or closed except for temporary shoring
Metra - Root Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897Pony/through plate girder bridge over Root Street on MetraOpen to traffic
Metra/CN Overpass (Will County, Illinois)
Original 95' frame trestle at this location built 1879; replaced by this bridge 1912Pony/through girder bridge over Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraOpen to rail traffic
Metra/IAIS Overpass (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1917Baltimore through truss bridge over Iowa Interstate Railroad (former Rock Island) on Metra Southwest Line (former Norfolk & Western) in New LenoxOpen to traffic
UP - 1st Street Overpass (Kane County, Illinois)
Built 1912Pony/through plate girder bridge over 1st Street on Union Pacific Railroad in GenevaOpen to traffic
UP - Balmoral Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Balmoral Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Belmont Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897Pony/through plate girder bridge over Belmont Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Berteau Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Berteau Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Bloom Street Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
Built 1929Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bloom Street on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Clybourn Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1900Pony/through plate girder bridge over Clybourn Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Cornelia Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cornelia Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Deering Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1916Warren Through Truss Bridge over North Branch Chicago River on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Des Plaines River Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1910; Piers widened and spans added 1929Two Track Pony/through plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River & Campground Rd on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Foster Avenue Bridge #2 (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Foster Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Franklin Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1912Deck plate girder bridge over Franklin Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Grace Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Grace Street on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Hazel Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Hazel Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Illinois Road Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Illinois Road on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Irving Park Road Bridge #4 (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Irving Park Road on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Keystone Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1912Deck plate girder bridge over Keystone Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Laurel Avenue Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Laurel Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Lawrence Avenue Bridge #2 (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Lawrence Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Leland Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Leland Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Lincoln Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1908Deck plate girder bridge over Lincoln Street on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Melrose Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897Pony/through plate girder bridge over Melrose Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Montrose Avenue Bridge #2 (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Montrose Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Northbrook Rail Crossing (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1912Lattice through truss bridge over Canadian Pacific Railway on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Paulina Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1905Deck plate girder bridge over Paulina Street on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Prairie Alley Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1909Deck plate girder bridge over Canadian Pacific Railway on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Roscoe Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897Pony/through plate girder bridge over Roscoe Street on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - School Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897Pony/through plate girder bridge over School Street on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Sunnyside Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Sunnyside Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Vine Avenue Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
Built 1901Pony/through plate girder bridge over Vine Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Waukegan River Bridge (Lake County, Illinois)
Built 1882Stone arch bridge over Waukegan River on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Webster Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1916Steel stringer bridge over Webster Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadOpen
UP - Wilson Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Wilson Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Winnemac Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1897; Replaced 2014-2020Pony/through plate girder bridge over Winnemac Avenue on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
UP - Wood Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1905Deck plate girder bridge over Wood Street on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP/Metra - Fox River Bridge (McHenry County, Illinois)
Built 1898, Strengthened 1927Deck truss bridge over Fox River on UPRR (Former C&NW) between Cary & Fox River GroveOpen to traffic
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1006 (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1930Concrete pony/through girder bridge over S. Western Ave. on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraOpen to rail traffic
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1021 (Cook County, Illinois)
Original 70' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1929 with this bridgeSteel stringer bridge over overflow ditch on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraOpen to rail traffic
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1024 - Stony Creek (Cook County, Illinois)
Original 126' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1917 with this bridgeConcrete rigid frame bridge over Stony Creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraOpen to rail traffic
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1035 (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1914Deck plate girder bridge over S. 80th Ave. on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraReplaced by a new bridge
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1054 (Cook County, Illinois)
Original 11' frame trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1913 with this bridgeConcrete culvert bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraOpen to rail traffic
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1057 (Cook County, Illinois)
Original 42' frame trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1904 with this bridge; replaced at a later (unknown) dateLost Concrete culvert bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraBridge rebuilt for one-track operation at unknown date
Wabash Railroad Bridge #1058 - Marley Creek (Cook County, Illinois)
Original 42' frame trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1936 with this bridge; replaced by a concrete 2-track span at a later (unknown) dateLost Steel stringer bridge over Marley Creek (aka Hickory Creek) on Wabash, later N&W, now NS/MetraReplaced by a new bridge