Railroad Bridges in Winnebago CountyIllinois


Winnebago County is located in north central Illinois. The seat and largest city are both Rockford.

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Abandoned S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge

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Abandoned S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #480)

This large concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the South Fork of Kent Creek on the west side of Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Commonweath Edison

Status: Abandoned

Built 1918

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 28' concrete arch

Concrete arch bridge over S. Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #33

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #33

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch west of Atwood Road east of Roscoe

Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Roscoe Township

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1863

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Galena & Chicago Union Railroad

Design: 6' stone arch culvert

Stone arch culvert over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

CN Kishwaukee River Bridge

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CN Kishwaukee River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-78.3)

This large Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Kishwaukee River near Cherry Valley

Cherry Valley, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 2-150' Pratt through trusses

Pratt through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River

Significance:

Moderate

CN Neenah Channel Bridge (East)

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CN Neenah Channel Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #363 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline across the Neenah Channel of the Fox River at Doty Island in Neenah

Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

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Modern Structural Steel Company of Waueksha, Wisconsin and O'Keefe & Orbison of Appleton, Wisconsin

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 8-46' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River (Neenah Channel)

Significance:

Local

CN Neenah Channel Bridge (West)

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CN Neenah Channel Bridge (West)

(Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Bridge #H-0A)

This lengthy steel stringer bridge carries the former Soo Line Manitowoc Branch over the Neenah Channel of the Fox River in Neenah

Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway

Design: 19-27' steel stringers

Steel stringer bridge over Fox River (Neenah Channel)

Significance:

Local