Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CN Drummer Creek Bridge (North)
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CN Drummer Creek Bridge (North)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-110.6WW)

This deck plate girder bridge is the northern of three unusual deck plate girder bridges over Drummer Creek

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
65' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS West Bureau Creek Bridge (Tiskilwa)
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IAIS West Bureau Creek Bridge (Tiskilwa)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1250)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses West Bureau Creek west of Tiskilwa

Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-51' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Bureau Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Ellison Creek Viaduct
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BNSF Ellison Creek Viaduct

(Media Viaduct)

This large deck plate girder viaduct once carried the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Ellison Creek and 1000N Road east of Media

Media, Henderson County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1894 and 1907

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
8-64' and 7-32' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Ellison Creek and 1000N Road

Significance:

Regional

MILW Bridge TH-#51.37
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MILW Bridge TH-#51.37

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #TH-51.37)

This small concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an unnamed creek southeast of Grant Park

Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Kinser Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago Southern Railway

Design:
15' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Highland Avenue Bridge (Elgin)
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UP Highland Avenue Bridge (Elgin)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #339)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Highland Avenue in Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
72' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder over Highland Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Foss Park Avenue Bridge
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CN Foss Park Avenue Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over Foss Park Avenue in North Chicago

North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1943

by

Unknown and John Darrow of Waukegan, Illinois

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
88' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foss Park Avenue

Significance:

Local

RI - I&M Canal Bridge (Utica)
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RI - I&M Canal Bridge (Utica)

This abandoned pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad spur over the Illinois & Michigan Canal

Utica, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Status: Abandoned

Built 1891

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
88' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

Regional

CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)
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CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #56.34)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over US Route 45/52 (Water Street) in Kankakee

Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-26' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over US Route 45/52 (Water Street)

Significance:

Local

CTA Purple Line - Hamlin Street Bridge
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CTA Purple Line - Hamlin Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-164)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Hamlin 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:
2-21' and 2-12' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Hamlin Street

Significance:

Local

UP Des Plaines River Bridge (Des Plaines)
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UP Des Plaines River Bridge (Des Plaines)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #22)

This large through plate girder bridge crosses the Des Plaines River in downtown Des Plaines

Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910 and 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-84', 1-60' and 1-50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local