Railroad Bridges in Champaign CountyIllinois

Champaign County is located in east central Illinois. The seat is Urbana, while the largest city is Champaign.
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Boneyard Creek Trail Bridge
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Boneyard Creek Trail Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #464)

This deck plate girder bridge has been converted to pedestrian use and is now a feature of a plaza in Urbana

Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: City of Urbana

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1910

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Wabash Railroad

Design: 32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over Boneyard Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Chester Street Bridge (Champaign)
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CN Chester Street Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #127.9)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses Chester Street near 1st Street in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

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Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 2-23' concrete encased beam and 2-9' concrete slabs

Concrete encased beam bridge over Chester Street

Significance:

Local

CN Green Street Bridge (Champaign)
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CN Green Street Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.3)

This through plate girder bridge across Green Street is the oldest grade separation in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

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American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 50' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over Green Street

Significance:

Local

CN Kaskaskia River Bridge (Bondville)
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CN Kaskaskia River Bridge (Bondville)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #N-6.2)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Kaskaskia River along Illinois Route 10 east of Bondville

Bondville, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1929 using a span fabricated 1906

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 34' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Deck plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River

Significance:

Local

CN Kirby Avenue Bridge (Champaign)
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CN Kirby Avenue Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #129.1)

This concrete encased through plate girder bridge crosses Kirby Avenue near US Highway 45

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1958

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 2-44' concrete encased through plate girder

Concrete encased through plate girder bridge over Kirby Avenue

Significance:

Minimal