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
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
Significance:
UP Fox River Bridge (Elgin)
UP Fox River Bridge (Elgin)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #333)
This deck plate girder bridge is the western of two parallel railroad bridges across the Fox River at this location
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-80' and 3-75' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River
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:
UP Chicago Street Bridge (Elgin)
UP Chicago Street Bridge (Elgin)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #337)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Chicago Street in Elgin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1890
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
42' deck plate girder, and 17' and 18' deck plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chicago Street
Significance:
BNSF River Street Bridge (Aurora)
BNSF River Street Bridge (Aurora)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.48)
This concrete deck girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over River Street in Aurora
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1921
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
2-36' concrete deck girder and 2-13' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete deck girder bridge over River Street
Significance:
South Elgin Railroad Crossing
South Elgin Railroad Crossing
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #316)
This historic pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the former Illinois Central Railroad near Stearns Road in South Elgin
South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1887
by
Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
87' double intersection Warren pony truss
Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Canadian National Railway
Significance:
Hurds Island Railroad Bridge (West)
Hurds Island Railroad Bridge (West)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.44)
This large concrete arch bridge is the eastern of two structures carrying the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Fox River at Hurds Island
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1920
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
3-65' open spandrel concrete arch
Description:
Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Fox River
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #653
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #653
This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch at Pokagon Drive between Carpentersville and Algonquin
Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1904
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
9' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch
Significance:
Illinois Prairie Path - Batavia Creek Culvert
Illinois Prairie Path - Batavia Creek Culvert
This small concrete arch culvert carries the Batavia Branch of the Illinois Prairie Path over Batavia Creek near Illinois Route 25
Batavia, Kane County, Illinois
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:
10' concrete arch culvert
Description:
Concrete arch culvert over Batavia Creek
Significance:
CPKC US-20 Bridge (Pingree Grove)
CPKC US-20 Bridge (Pingree Grove)
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-140 1/2)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over the reverse concurrency of US Route 20/Illinois Route 47/Illinois Route 72 at Starks
Pingree Grove, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1935
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
66' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Route 20/Illinois Route 47/Illinois Route 72
Significance: