LaSalle once had a number of railroads, including a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) mainline, an Illinois Central Railroad (IC) mainline, a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad 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
IAIS Little Vermillion River Bridge
IAIS Little Vermillion River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #982)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over the Little Vermillion River in LaSalle
LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900 and 1952
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-54' and 2-51' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Vermillion River
Significance:
IAIS Pecumsaugen Creek Bridge
IAIS Pecumsaugen Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #960)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad mainline over Pecumsaugan Creek between LaSalle and Utica
LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1920
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
1-60' and 1-43' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Pecumsaugan Creek
Significance:
LaSalle Railroad Bridge
LaSalle Railroad Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A855.5)
This massive truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Illinois River at LaSalle
LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois to Oglesby, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: Buzzi Unicem
Status: In Use
Built 1896, 1920 and 1933
by
Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; American Bridge Company of New York and McClintic-Marshall Corporation
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
340' Parker through truss, Pratt deck truss and deck plate girder
Description:
Through and deck truss bridge over Illinois River
Significance:
Rockwell Road Bridge
Rockwell Road Bridge
This unique Pratt deck truss bridge once carried the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway over the Little Vermillion River
LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: City of LaSalle
Status: Open to Automobile Traffic
Built 1905
by
Decatur Bridge Company of Decatur, Illinois
for
Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway
Design:
107' Pratt deck truss and 50' steel stringer
Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Little Vermillion River
Significance:
Split Rock Tunnel
Split Rock Tunnel
This short tunnel carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway mainline under Split Rock between Utica and LaSalle
LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: Bypassed and Abandoned
Built 1853
by
Clark & Mann
for
Chicago and Rock Island Rail Road Company
Design:
165' bored tunnel with stone lining
Description:
Bored tunnel under Split Rock
Significance:
