Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Irving Park Road Bridge (North Center)
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UP Irving Park Road Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1304)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Irving Park Road in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-53' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 19 (Irving Park Road)

Significance:

Local

Hurds Island Railroad Bridge (West)
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Hurds Island Railroad Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.44)

This large concrete arch bridge is the eastern of two structures carrying the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Fox River at Hurds Island

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
3-65' open spandrel concrete arch

Description:
Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Regional

Sangamon River Trail - Sangamon River Bridge
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Sangamon River Trail - Sangamon River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #P-6.6)

This attractive Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Sangamon River on the west side of Monticello

Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: City of Monticello

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1891

by

Pencoyd Iron Works of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
159' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Sangamon River

Significance:

Regional

MTRA 63rd Street Bridge
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MTRA 63rd Street Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Southwest Service over 63rd Street

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad

Design:
1-44', 1-36' through plate girder (east tracks); 70' through plate girder (west tracks)

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 63rd Street

Significance:

Local

Polly L Bridge
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Polly L Bridge

(Metropolitain West Side Elevated Truss Bridge)

This abandoned Pennsylvania through truss span was left standing after much of the of the Logan Square Branch was abandoned.

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned, reused as signal bridge

Built 1895

by

Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio

for

Metropolitan West Side Elevated

Design:
258' Parker through truss

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

High

CN North Aurora Road Bridge
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CN North Aurora Road Bridge

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #158)

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over North Aurora Road in Naperville

Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

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

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over North Aurora Road

Significance:

Local

NS West Branch Drummer Creek Bridge
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NS West Branch Drummer Creek Bridge

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #827)

This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Nickel Plate over the West Branch of Drummer Creek west of Gibson City

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Drummer Creek

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Lincoln Avenue Bridge (Lisle)
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BNSF Lincoln Avenue Bridge (Lisle)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #24.68)

This steel stringer bridge carries the busy BNSF Railway mainline over Lincoln Avenue (Illinois Route 53) in Lisle

Lisle, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
48' steel stringer and 2-8' concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Lincoln Avenue (Illinois Route 53)

Significance:

Local

CN Old IL Route 78 Bridge
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CN Old IL Route 78 Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-140.3)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an old alignment of Illinois Route 78 on the west side of Warren

Warren County, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Former Illinois Route 78

Significance:

Local

UP Keith Creek Bridge (Rockford)
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UP Keith Creek Bridge (Rockford)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #457)

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Keith Creek in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Keith Creek

Significance:

Local