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This standard steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed drainage ditch along Illinois Route 47 north of Gibson City
Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1930
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
2-17' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage ditch
Significance:
This through plate girder bridge crosses Straddle Creek near the former junction of Kittredge
Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1914 using a span fabricated 1902
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
63' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Straddle Creek
Significance:
This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Humboldt Boulevard in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago
West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Humboldt Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: City of Chicago
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1914
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
12 span concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Humboldt Boulevard
Significance:
This small concrete encased stone arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed creek east of Apple River
Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1853
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
13' concrete encased stone arch
Description:
Concrete encased stone arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
This small steel stringer crosses an unnamed creek north of US Highway 169
Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Open to Traffic
Built 1948
by
Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Design:
3-12' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Creek
Significance:
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