Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.98
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Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.98

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #46.98)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Great Western Trail over a farm entrance along Illinois Route 64 east of Virgil

Virgil, 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:
14' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over farm entrance

Significance:

Local

IR Waubonsie Creek Bridge
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IR Waubonsie Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #43.42)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Waubonsie Creek in Oswego

Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
40' steel stringer, 1-20' and 2-19' timber stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Waubonsie Creek

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Ogden Avenue Bridge (North Lawndale)
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Abandoned Ogden Avenue Bridge (North Lawndale)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge is the western of three parallel bridges across Ogden Avenue (former US Route 66) at this location

North Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: Abandoned

Built 1909

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad

Design:
4-28', 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Ogden Avenue

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Washtenaw Avenue Bridge
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Bloomingdale Trail - Washtenaw Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-10N)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Stadium Drive Bridge (Champaign)
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CN Stadium Drive Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.9)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses Stadium Drive near US Highway 45 in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-23' concrete encased beam and 2-12' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Stadium Drive

Significance:

Local

Monticello Railroad Viaduct
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Monticello Railroad Viaduct

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1402)

This large through and deck girder viaduct carries the former Wabash Railroad over the Monticello Railway Museum tracks, Lizard Creek, Center Street and Railroad Street in Monticello

Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1913

by

American Bridge Company and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder, 3-60', 3-30' and 1-35' deck plate girders (east track)
60' through plate girder, 1-60' and 1-35' deck plate girders and 6-35' concrete deck girders (west track)

Description:
Through and deck plate girder viaduct over railroad, Lizard Creek, Center Street and Railroad Street

Significance:

Moderate

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-724
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-724

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway KD Line over an unnamed ditch east of Poplar Grove

Poplar Grove, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Boone County Conservation District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic; Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

NS Bridge #43.19
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NS Bridge #43.19

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #296)

This stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek alongside US Highway 150 west of Mahomet

Mahomet, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Peoria & Eastern Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CN Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)
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CN Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #11.51)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Lake Street in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-42' and 2-21' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Street

Significance:

Local

UP Blommer Chocolate Bridge
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UP Blommer Chocolate Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2.7)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses an industrial driveway along Hubbard Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Blommer Chocolate Driveway

Significance:

Local