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Indian Hill Station Bridge
Winnetka Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Railroad (Metra Union Pacific North Line and Green Bay Trail) Over Winnetka Avenue in Winnetka: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 73 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Suburban Paving and Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

This unique and beautiful overpass has Indian head sculptures on its abutments.

Winnetka Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.1 Miles (3.4 Kilometers)

Winnetka Road Over Skokie River in Northfield: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) T-Beam, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 73 ft. Main Span: 20 ft. Roadway: 26 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1935 By: Unknown

This bridge is a concrete structure with a decorative stone arch facade on the sides.

Linden Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.6 Miles (4.2 Kilometers)

Linden Avenue Over North Shore Channel in Wilmette: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 144 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1908 By: Unknown and Sanitary District of Chicago

Sheridan Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.6 Miles (4.2 Kilometers)

Sheridan Road Over North Shore Channel in Wilmette: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 210 ft. Main Span: 77 ft. Roadway: 46 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1910 By: Unknown and Carlton R. Dart

This unique bridge is an integral part of the Wilmette Pumping Station.

Maple Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.7 Miles (4.3 Kilometers)

Maple Avenue Over North Shore Channel in Wilmette: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 144 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1909 By: Unknown and Sanitary District of Chicago

One of two nearby through plate girders with beautiful railings.

Evanston-Wilmette Railroad Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.6 Kilometers)

Railroad (Chicago Transit Authority "L" Purple Line) Over North Shore Channel in Evanston: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 425 ft. Main Span: 175 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1909 By: Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Carlton R. Dart

A tradtional, fixed truss bridge perhaps stands out in Cook County for those reasons.

Hawthorne Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3 Miles (4.8 Kilometers)

Sheridan Road Over Ravine Number 3 in Glencoe: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 61 ft. Main Span: 55 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1923 By: Unknown

The smallest of three bridges on this section of Sheridan Road that are noted for a decorative stone arch facing.

Willow Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.2 Miles (5.1 Kilometers)

Willow Road Over Middle Fork of North Branch Chicago River in Northfield: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed

Length: 47 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1941 By: Superior Concrete Construction Company

This bridge is a beautiful example of a bridge with Streamline Moderne design.

Newhall Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.6 Miles (5.8 Kilometers)

Sheridan Road Over Ravine Number 2 in Glencoe: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 129 ft. Main Span: 44 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1923 By: Unknown

One of three bridges on this section of Sheridan Road that are noted for a decorative stone arch facing.

Stone Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.9 Miles (6.3 Kilometers)

Sheridan Road Over Ravine Number 1 in Glencoe: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 191 ft. Main Span: 61 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1923 By: Unknown

Standing out for its curved roadway, this is the most impressive of three similar bridges on this stretch of Sheridan Road.

Sylvan Road Bridge
Ravine Bluffs Development Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4 Miles (6.5 Kilometers)

Sylvan Road Over Ravine in Glencoe: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 46 ft. Main Span: 17 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1984 By: Unknown and Frank Lloyd Wright

This modern bridge is worth noting because it replicates a bridge designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1915.

South Deere Park Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.4 Miles (7.1 Kilometers)

South Deere Park Drive Over Ravine in Highland Park: Lake County, Illinois, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 44 ft. Main Span: 32 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1928 By: Unknown

This tiny concrete arch bridge has an attractive stone facing.

Yellow Line Bridge
Skokie Swift Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.5 Miles (7.2 Kilometers)

Railroad (Chicago Transit Authority Over North Shore Channel and McCormick Boulevard in Skokie and Evanston: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 835 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: Unknown

This bridge contains a variety of spans but its double-warren deck truss is locally rare.

Roger Williams Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.4 Miles (8.6 Kilometers)

Roger Williams Avenue Over Ravine in Highland Park: Lake County, Illinois, United States

Concrete Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 208 ft. Main Span: 64 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1915 By: Unknown

This bridge is an uncommon example of a concrete deck girder in Illinois.

Rosewood Park Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.5 Miles (8.8 Kilometers)

Abandoned Road Over Ravine in Highland Park: Lake County, Illinois, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown and Jens Jensen

Hidden away in a wooded park setting is this attractive concrete arch bridge with stone facing.

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Cary Avenue Bridge
Dan Brusslan Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.7 Miles (9.1 Kilometers)

Cary Avenue (Pedestrian Walkway) Over Ravine in Highland Park: Lake County, Illinois, United States

Metal Cantilever Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 160 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1928 By: Unknown

With ornate railings, this unusual riveted footbridge is also known for its unusual cantilever design and steel bents.

Dean Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.4 Kilometers)

Dean Avenue Over Ravine in Highland Park: Lake County, Illinois, United States

Metal Continuous (Straight Chords) Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 196 ft. Main Span: 90 ft. Roadway: 24.3 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1928 By: Unknown

This deck truss has an unusual continuous design to it.

Techny Road Bridge
Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge Number 866
HSR

Rough Distance: 6 Miles (9.7 Kilometers)

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Techny Road in Northbrook: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 64 ft. Main Span: 41 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This is an old concrete arch railroad overpass.

Northbrook Railroad Bridge
CChicago and North Western Railroad Bridge Number 864
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (10 Kilometers)

Railroad (Union Pacific) Over Railroad (Metra Milwaukee District North and Canadian Pacific) in Northbrook: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 140 ft. Main Span: 140 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York

A beautiful lattice truss is an important part of the vast Cook County historic bridge collection .

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Central Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.2 Miles (11.7 Kilometers)

Central Avenue Over Ravine in Highland Park: Lake County, Illinois, United States

Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 111 ft. Main Span: 51 ft. Roadway: 16 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1908 By: Joliet Bridge and Iron Company of Joliet, Illinois and Joliet Steel Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

This bridge is a traditionally composed arch bridge with a brick deck hidden by asphalt.

Bernard Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.2 Kilometers)

Bernard Street Over North Branch Chicago River in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 70 ft. Main Span: 70 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: Alden and Lassig Bridge and Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

This unique foot bridge shows strong evidence that it is a relocated and altered railroad overpass bridge.

Wilson Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.2 Miles (13.1 Kilometers)

Wilson Avenue Over North Shore Channel in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Metal Continuous Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 210 ft. Main Span: 99 ft. Roadway: 25.3 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1913 By: Nash-Dowdle Company of Chicago, Illinois

A well-preserved deck plate girder with a center suspended span designed to allow for it to be lifted out for boats in rare circumstances.

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Lawrence Avenue Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9 Miles (14.5 Kilometers)

Lake Shore Drive (US-41) Over Lawrence Avenue in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 124 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1933 By: Unknown

This bridge is one of two similar bridges on this section of Lake Shore Drive, and both appear to have been altered.

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Wilson Avenue Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.9 Kilometers)

Lake Shore Drive (US-41) Over Wilson Avenue in Chicago: Cook County, Illinois, United States

Concrete T-Beam, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 96 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 106 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1933 By: Unknown

This bridge is one of two similar bridges on this section of Lake Shore Drive, and both appear to have been altered.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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