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This unique stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Pine Creek in White Pines Forest State Park
Stratford, Ogle County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1894
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
48' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Pine Creek
Significance:
This through plate girder swing bridge carries the former Northern Pacific Railway over the Nemadji River on the east side of Superior
Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin
Owner: City of Superior
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1904
by
American Bridge Company of New York and W.S. Hewitt Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Northern Pacific Railway
Design:
160' through plate girder swing span and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder swing bridge over Nemadji River
Significance:
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This small concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Terminal Railroad over an unnamed creek along Old US Route 36 west of Illiopolis
Illiopolis, Sangamon County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: Abandoned
Built 1904
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Traction System
Design:
5' concrete arch culvert
Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway over Horse Creek in Pawnee
Pawnee, Sangamon County, Illinois
Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1948
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa
for
Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway
Design:
2-75', 1-60', and 1-45' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Horse Creek
Significance:
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway spur over the Illinois and Michigan Canal
Morris, Grundy County, Illinois
Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Status: Closed to Traffic
Built c. 1905 using a span fabricated c. 1885
by
Unknown
for
Morris Terminal Railroad/Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
125' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Illinois and Michigan Canal
Significance:
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