Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

TP&W Prairie Creek Bridge (La Houge)
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TP&W Prairie Creek Bridge (La Houge)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over Prairie Creek east of La Hogue

La Hogue, Iroquois County, Illinois

Owner: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
35' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

Significance:

Local

CN E. Fork Galena River Bridge #8
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CN E. Fork Galena River Bridge #8

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-160.6)

This Warren through truss bridge is the eastern of two similar structures carrying the former Illinois Central Railroad across the East Fork Galena River east of Galena

Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1923

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
117' Warren through truss and 2-30' through plate girders

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over East Fork Galena River

Significance:

Moderate

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

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

NS West Main Street Bridge (Decatur)
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NS West Main Street Bridge (Decatur)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #702C)

This attractive through plate girder bridge carrying the former Wabash Railroad over West Main Street in Decatur is one of two identical adjacent structures

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois and Cope & Fisher of Decatur, Illinois

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-53' and 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Main Street

Significance:

Local

UP County 700N Bridge
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UP County 700N Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1756 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over County Road 700N north of Green Valley

Green Valley, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
35' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road 700N

Significance:

Local

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

CN Sangamon River Bridge (Gibson City)
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CN Sangamon River Bridge (Gibson City)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-116.4)

This large concrete slab bridge crosses the Sangamon River along Illinois Route 54 southwest of Gibson City

Foosland, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
12-14' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Sangamon River

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #114.1
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CN Bridge #114.1

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-114.1)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over a tributary of Drummer Creek southwest of Gibson City

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
4-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over tributary of Drummer Creek

Significance:

Minimal

UP Lincoln Street Bridge (Evanston)
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UP Lincoln Street Bridge (Evanston)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1315 3/4)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Lincoln Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-25' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lincoln Street

Significance:

Local