This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Clear Creek along Old US Route 36 in Lanesville

Lanesville, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1938

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
38' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Clear Creek

Significance:

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Old US Route 54 (former Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad) near the small town of Curran

Curran, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912 and 1923

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
89' through plate girder and 2-13' concrete encased beams

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Old US Route 54 (former Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad)

Significance:

This abandoned through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over the Interurban Trail (former Illinois Terminal Railroad) in Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: City of Springfield

Status: Abandoned

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
1-34', 1-23' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interurban Trail (former Illinois Terminal Railroad)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway over Horse Creek in Pawnee

Pawnee, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
2-75', 1-60', and 1-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Horse Creek

Significance:

This small concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Terminal Railroad over an unnamed creek along Old US Route 36 west of Illiopolis

Illiopolis, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Traction System

Design:
5' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This historic through truss bridge carries the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over the South Fork Sangamon River along Illinois Route 29 near Rochester

Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Village of Rochester

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1890

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania

for

Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad

Design:
140' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Sangamon River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway over 4th Street in Pawnee

Pawnee, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder and 2-12' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 54 southwest of Buffalo Hart

Buffalo Hart, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Cockrell Lane south of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
29' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Cockrell Lane

Significance:

This small concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Terminal Railroad over an unnamed creek along Old US Route 36 in Lanesville

Lanesville, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Traction System

Design:
5' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance: