Railroad Bridges in Winnebago County, Illinois
Winnebago County is located in north central Illinois. The seat and largest city are both Rockford.
Random Bridges
UP Spring Creek Bridge (Rockford)
UP Spring Creek Bridge (Rockford)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #763)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a short spur of the original Chicago & North Western Railway line between Rockford and Kenosha over Spring Creek
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
45' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek
Significance:
Pecatonica Prairie Trail - Coolidge Creek Culvert
Pecatonica Prairie Trail - Coolidge Creek Culvert
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #510)
This small stone arch culvert carries the Pecatonica Prairie Trail over Coolidge Creek west of Winnebago
Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Winnebago County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1860
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
8' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over Coolidge Creek
Significance:
UP Keith Creek Bridge (Rockford)
UP Keith Creek Bridge (Rockford)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #457)
This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Keith Creek in Rockford
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
50' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Keith Creek
Significance:
UP Bridge #48.50
UP Bridge #48.50
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #48 1/2)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway in South Beloit
South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1935 using spans fabricated 1912 and c. 1905
by
King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
40' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over driveway
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #33
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #33
This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch west of Atwood Road east of Roscoe
Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Roscoe Township
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1863
by
Unknown
for
Galena & Chicago Union Railroad
Design:
6' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ditch
Significance:
Stone Bridge Trail - North Kinnikinnick Creek Bridge
Stone Bridge Trail - North Kinnikinnick Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #47)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over North Kinnikinnick Creek
Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Roscoe Township
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
72' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over North Kinnikinnick Creek
Significance:
CPKC Prairie Hill Road Bridge
CPKC Prairie Hill Road Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #E-224)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Prairie Hill Road north of Rockton
Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1965
by
Unknown and Shappert Engineering Company of Belvidere, Illinois
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
3-41' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Prairie Hill Road
Significance:
UP 20th Street Bridge (Rockford)
UP 20th Street Bridge (Rockford)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #452)
This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 20th Street in Rockford
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement
Built 1896
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
25' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 20th Street
Significance:
CN S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge
CN S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-84.4)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the South Fork of Kent Creek near Corbin Street in Rockford
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Fork Kent Creek
Significance:
CPKC N. Fork Kent Creek Bridge
CPKC N. Fork Kent Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-616)
This standard Pratt pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the North Fork of Kent Creek
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
105' Pratt pony truss
Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over North Fork Kent Creek
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