Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Chicago Street Bridge (Elgin)
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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

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

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:

Local

Pratt's Wayne Woods Railroad Crossing
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Pratt's Wayne Woods Railroad Crossing

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #123)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over the former Illinois Central Railroad in Wayne

Wayne, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Canadian National Railway

Significance:

Local

UP Ball Street Bridge (Elgin)
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UP Ball Street Bridge (Elgin)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #339 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Ball Street in Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ball Street

Significance:

Local

NS Kaskaskia River Bridge (Sadorus)
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NS Kaskaskia River Bridge (Sadorus)

(Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge #343.52)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Kaskaskia River west of Sadorus

Sadorus, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York and unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River

Significance:

Local

UP IL Route 176 Bridge
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UP IL Route 176 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #61 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Illinois Route 176 (Terra Cotta Avenue) in Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1940

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Superior Concrete Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
100' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 176 (Terra Cotta Avenue)

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #108.35
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UP Bridge #108.35

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #206)

This stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch near 14th Avenue Sterling

Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

NS Vine Street Bridge (Urbana)
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NS Vine Street Bridge (Urbana)

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #265)

This unusual steel stringer bridge crosses Vine Street in Urbana

Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1933

by

Unknown

for

New York Central Railroad

Design:
1-50', 1-30', 1-20' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Vine Street

Significance:

Local

New Lenox Railroad Crossing
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New Lenox Railroad Crossing

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1077)

This double intersection Warren through truss bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway in New Lenox

New Lenox, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
150' double intersection Warren through truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren through truss bridge over Metra Rock Island District

Significance:

Moderate

KJRY East Branch Copperas Creek Bridge
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KJRY East Branch Copperas Creek Bridge

This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over East Branch Copperas Creek in rural Fulton County

Breeds, Fulton County, Illinois

Owner: Keokuk Junction Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1895

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
145' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over East Branch Copperas Creek

Significance:

Regional

UP Mackinaw River Bridge (Lexington)
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UP Mackinaw River Bridge (Lexington)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #111.2)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad across the Mackinaw River south of Lexington

Lexington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio and Strobel Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-81' and 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mackinaw River

Significance:

Local