Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Racine Avenue Bridge (West Town)
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UP Racine Avenue Bridge (West Town)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1283)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines across Racine Avenue near Augusta Boulevard

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
35' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Racine Avenue

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

Quinsippi Island Railroad Bridge
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Quinsippi Island Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #262.58)

This historic deck girder swing bridge was reused as part of a road to Quinsippi Island

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Owner: City of Quincy

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1886

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

at

CB&Q Aurora Shops; Aurora, Illinois

Design:
195' deck plate girder swing span, 4-85' deck plate girders and 2-30' stone arches

Description:
Deck plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay

Significance:

High

CNW Elgin Corrugated Box Company Driveway Bridge
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CNW Elgin Corrugated Box Company Driveway Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #601)

This abandoned steel stringer bridge carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway of the Elgin Corrugated Box Company

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over former driveway

Significance:

Local

Joliet Connection Railroad Bridge
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Joliet Connection Railroad Bridge

This curved deck girder and concrete slab bridge carries a wye track over York Avenue and Washington Street in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

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

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway; Chicago & Alton Railroad; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad

Design:
1-43', 1-35', 1-18' deck plate girder and 8 span concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge over York Avenue and Washington Street

Significance:

Local

NS IL Route 29 Bridge
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NS IL Route 29 Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #740 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Illinois Route 29 (Park Street) in Taylorville

Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Walsh Construction Company of Indianapolis, Indiana

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-40', 1-20', 1-15' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 29 (Park Street)

Significance:

Local

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

NS Lone Tree Creek Bridge (Foosland)
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NS Lone Tree Creek Bridge (Foosland)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1332)

This standard through plate girder bridge crosses Lone Tree Creek southwest of Foosland

Foosland, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lone Tree Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Mackinaw River Bridge (Green Valley)
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UP Mackinaw River Bridge (Green Valley)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1753)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Mackinaw River north of Green Valley

Green Valley, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and c. 1975 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
130' quadrangular lattice through truss, 50' deck plate girder, 1-45' and 6-40' steel stringers

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Mackinaw River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Franklin Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
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UP Franklin Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.6)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Franklin Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-27' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Franklin Avenue

Significance:

Local