This station is located on 836 Chicago Avenue Evanston.   Current Station opened in 1908.  There has been little renovation since.  There was a 90 foot extension of the platform in 1997.

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     The 9th Street Seven Arch Bridge crossed the DesPlaines River and the Deep Run Creek in Lockport.  It was approved and built in 1868 at a cost of $4000. It eventually led to a swing bridge over the Sanitary and Ship Canal.

   The bridge was constructed of limestone locally mined.  Each of the seven arches spanned 197 feet.  There were stone parapets 4 to 5 feet high.  The piers were reinforced with stone buttresses.   The largest span was 23.9 feet.  Total length was 191.9 feet.  Deck width was 21.6 feet.   It was thought that the builder may have been Julius Scheibe–a local stone maison.

     In the early 1900’s, a concrete slab was added to the foundation due  to increased water levels caused by the newly constructed Sanitary and Ship Canal.  The parapets were removed.  The grade of the crossing was raised.

     The bridge was closed to traffic in 1971.  In 2004, it was listed on the National Historic Register.   In March of 2011, the bridge was damaged due to flooding.  It was demolished that same year.

     

The first bridge over the Sanitary and Ship Canal at 9th Street (IL 7) in Lockport was an iron swing bridge. It was located in an area between the sites of the East Romeo Road and the Division Street Bridges. It was a lost through Pratt truss type. It had 12 sections with the pivot at section 5. It was removed in 1971.

Its replacement was located at mile marker 292.7. It was a fixed cement girder bridge. It crosses both the Sanitary and Ship Canal and the DesPlaines River. Its horizontal clearance was 225 feet. Its vertical clearance was 48.2 feet. There are two lanes in both directions.

    The Division Street Bridge crossed the DesPlaines River in Lockport. It was 3/4 north of the site of IL 7.   It is thought to have been built in 1899.  The builder/contractor is unknown.  It was a metal 9 panel Parker Through Truss, fixed and approach spans: metal pin connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed.   There were three spans (2 truss designs– Parker Truss and Pratt Truss).

     When the bridge completely crossed the DesPlaines River, the structure length was 511 feet.  Main span length was 200 feet.  Roadway width was unknown.  It carried vehicle traffic. 

     In this area, there was also a swing bridge over the Sanitary and Ship Canal.  This is no longer present.

  The Division Street Bridge closed In 1993.  At that time, the main span of the bridge over the DesPlaines River was removed.