Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CSX Richards Street Bridge (Joliet)
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CSX Richards Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #399)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former joint tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad over Richards Street in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Newkirk & Powers Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad

Design:
1-45' and 2-15' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Richards Street

Significance:

Local

IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (Middle)
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IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (Middle)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sangchris Lake (Branch of Clear Creek) west of Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangchris Lake (Branch of Clear Creek)

Significance:

Local

CN Browns Mill Road Bridge
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CN Browns Mill Road Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-108.9)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Browns Mill Road east of Freeport

Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-21', 2-14', 2-12' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Browns Mill Road

Significance:

Local

CTA Purple Line - Simpson Street Bridge
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CTA Purple Line - Simpson Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-166)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Simpson Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-25' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Simpson Street

Significance:

Local

CN Sugar Creek Bridge (Hartsburg)
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CN Sugar Creek Bridge (Hartsburg)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #B-38.8)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Sugar Creek along former Illinois Route 121 near Hartsburg

Hartsburg, Logan County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-54' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

Local

DT Willow Branch Bridge
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DT Willow Branch Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-739.9)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Willow Branch along US Route 51 south of Macon

Macon, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Decatur Junction Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Branch

Significance:

Local

BNSF North Avenue Bridge (Aurora)
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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

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

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:

Local

IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, East)
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IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, East)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1151)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal in Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-35' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

Local

CN I-88 Bridge (Hillside)
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CN I-88 Bridge (Hillside)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Interstate 88 at its eastern terminus at Interstate 290 in Hillside

Hillside, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1952 and 2000

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
7 span through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 88

Significance:

Local

Fulton Railroad Crossing
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Fulton Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #37.80)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad across the former Chicago & North Western Railway east of Fulton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and c. 1990

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
66' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local