Railroad Bridges in Will CountyIllinois


Will County is located in northeast Illinois. It is one of the collar counties of the Chicagoland Area. The seat and largest city are both Joliet.

Random Bridges

BNSF 4th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)

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BNSF 4th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #38A)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over 4th Avenue in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design: 1-36' and 2-18' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over 4th Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF 5th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)

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BNSF 5th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #38B)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over 5th Avenue in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design: 1-42' and 2-15' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over 5th Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Columbia Street Bridge (Joliet)

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BNSF Columbia Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36D)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Columbia Street on the north side of Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design: 1-47' and 2-14' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over Columbia Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF I&M Canal Bridge (Joliet)

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BNSF I&M Canal Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36A)

This massive Baltimore through truss bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over the Illinois & Michigan Canal in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1935

by

American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design: 200' Baltimore through truss

Baltimore through truss bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Jackson Street Bridge (Joliet)

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BNSF Jackson Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #37A)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Jackson Street on the north side of Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design: 1-44' and 2-14' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over Jackson Street

Significance:

Local