Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Foss Park Avenue Bridge
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UP Foss Park Avenue Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1384 1/2)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Foss Park Avenue

North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-18' and 1-9' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Foss Park Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Thunderbird Creek Bridge
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UP Thunderbird Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #674)

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an Thunderbird Creek north of Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1885

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Thunderbird Creek

Significance:

Local

MTRA Bridge #333
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MTRA Bridge #333

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #333)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over an unnamed creek in New Lenox

New Lenox, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
14' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Galena Trail Road Bridge
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BNSF Galena Trail Road Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #113.08)

This small concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Galena Trail Road near Polo

Polo, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
18' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Galena Trail Road

Significance:

Minimal

KJRY Kickapoo Creek Bridge
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KJRY Kickapoo Creek Bridge

This subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over Kickapoo Creek near Bartonville

Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

Owner: Keokuk Junction Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
154' subdivided Warren through truss

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek

Significance:

Moderate

NS Bridge #411.03
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NS Bridge #411.03

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #755)

This small through plate girder bridge crosses an unnamed creek northeast of Palmer

Palmer, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Great Western Trail - Culvert #40.80
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Great Western Trail - Culvert #40.80

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #40.80)

This small concrete arch culvert carries the Great Western Trail over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 64 in Wasco

Campton Hills, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
5' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Quincy Bay Bridge
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BNSF Quincy Bay Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #261.50)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River at Quincy

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
5-105', 2-95' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay

Significance:

Local

Twin Culvert (North)
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Twin Culvert (North)

This abandoned stone arch bridge is the northern of two parallel arches west of Pearl

Pearl, Pike County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1870

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 467th Street

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Hermitage Avenue Bridge
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Bloomingdale Trail - Hermitage Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8F)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Hermitage Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Hermitage Avenue

Significance:

Local