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

BNSF Galena Trail Road Bridge
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BNSF Galena Trail Road Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #113.08)

This small concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Galena Trail Road near Polo

Polo, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
18' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Galena Trail Road

Significance:

Minimal

Big Cut Road Overpass
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Big Cut Road Overpass

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #137.91)

This historic Pratt pony truss bridge carries Big Cut Road over the BNSF Railway near Mt. Carroll

Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Closed to all Traffic, Future Uncertain

Built 1906 using a span fabricated 1872

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
73' Pratt pony truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

High

IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, West)
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IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1191)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal near Lock 6, west of Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-35' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

Local

Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
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Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #251.05C)

This historic Whipple through truss bridge was reused from the 1860s Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Burlington to carry a spur to Sylvan Island

Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: MidAmerican Energy

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1893 using a span fabricated 1867

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
195' Whipple through truss

Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough

Significance:

National

Joliet Junction Trail Bridge
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Joliet Junction Trail Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carried the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway mainline in Rockdale

Rockdale, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Will County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1905

by

Unknown and Keltie Stone Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Rockdale, Joliet & Lockport Terminal Railway

Design:
1-68', 1-45' and 1-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over CSX Corporation

Significance:

Local

NS Bridge #138.41
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NS Bridge #138.41

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1385)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over an unnamed creek south of Galesville

Galesville, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
3-19' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

DREI Lake Decatur Bridge
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DREI Lake Decatur Bridge

(Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge #133)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over Lake Decatur along US Route 36 on the east side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1915 and 1922 using a span fabricated 1889

by

Unknown, McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio

for

Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad

Design:
3-73', 1-50', 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Decatur (Sangamon River)

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC Hazel Street Bridge
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CPKC Hazel Street Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #251.3)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Hazel Street in Pearl

Pearl, Pike County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hazel Street

Significance:

Local

NS S. Fork Sangamon River Bridge
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NS S. Fork Sangamon River Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #749)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the South Fork Sagnamon River along Illinois Route 48 southwest of Taylorville

Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
4-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Fork Sangamon River

Significance:

Local