DePue once had a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway mainline, a New York Central Railroad branch line, a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway branch line and an interurban line. Today, the Rock Island is owned by Iowa Interstate Railroad, while the remaining lines have been abandoned.
Random Bridges
DePue Interurban Crossing
DePue Interurban Crossing
(New York Central Railroad Bridge #186.03)
This abandoned concrete arch bridge crosses the long abandoned Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway in DePue
DePue, Bureau County, Illinois
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1907
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad
Design:
15' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over abandoned Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway
Significance:
DePue Railroad Crossing
DePue Railroad Crossing
(New York Central Railroad Bridge #186.00)
This abandoned through plate girder bridge once carried the New York Central across the Rock Island
DePue, Bureau County, Illinois
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built c. 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
New York Central Railroad
Design:
1-50' and 1-60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Iowa Interstate Railroad
Significance: