Railroad Bridges in Kane County, Illinois
Kane County is located in northeast Illinois, and is one of the outer counties of the Chicagoland Area. The seat is Geneva, while the largest city is Aurora.
Random Bridges
CPKC Elgin & Belvidere Electric Bridge
CPKC Elgin & Belvidere Electric Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-119 1/2)
This concrete box culvert once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the Elgin & Belvidere Electric Company on the west side of Elgin
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1906
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
14' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over abandoned Elgin & Belvidere Electric Company
Significance:
BNSF Spring Street Bridge (Aurora)
BNSF Spring Street Bridge (Aurora)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #37.30)
This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Spring Street in Aurora
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1922
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
2-24' and 2-11' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Spring Street
Significance:
BNSF North Avenue Bridge (Aurora)
BNSF North Avenue Bridge (Aurora)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.04)
This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over North Avenue in Aurora
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1922
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
for
Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over North Avenue
Significance:
UP Tyler Creek Bridge (West)
UP Tyler Creek Bridge (West)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #355)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Tyler Creek on the west side of Elgin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
25' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Tyler Creek
Significance:
Fox River Trail - Unnamed Creek Culvert (Elgin, South)
Fox River Trail - Unnamed Creek Culvert (Elgin, South)
This concrete box culvert carries the Fox River Trail over an unnamed creek near Dwight Street in Elgin
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1901
by
Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio
for
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway
Design:
5' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.80
Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.80
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #46.80)
This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Great Western Trail over a farm entrance along Illinois Route 64 east of Virgil
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
11' concrete encased beam
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over farm entrance
Significance:
Virgil Gilman Trail - River Street Bridge
Virgil Gilman Trail - River Street Bridge
(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #421)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Virgil Gilman Nature Trail over River Street in Aurora
Owner: Fox Valley Park District
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1926
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
Design:
80' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over River Street
Significance:
CP Fox River Bridge (Elgin)
CP Fox River Bridge (Elgin)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-100)
This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Metra Milwaukee District West over the Fox River in Elgin
Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1905 and 1926
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
6-84' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River
Significance:
BNSF IL Route 47 Bridge (Sugar Grove)
BNSF IL Route 47 Bridge (Sugar Grove)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #44.68)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over US Route 30/Illinois Route 47 in Sugar Grove
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement
Built 1937
by
Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
1-48' and 2-29' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Route 30/Illinois Route 47
Significance:
Abandoned 12th Street Bridge (St. Charles)
Abandoned 12th Street Bridge (St. Charles)
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #C37.11)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over 12th Street in St. Charles
St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Abandoned
Built 1941
by
Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
16' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 12th Street
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