Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

NS Drummer Creek Bridge
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NS Drummer Creek Bridge

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #826)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Nickel Plate over Drummer Creek on the west side of Gibson City

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

Unknown

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Buffalo Creek Bridge (Polo)
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BNSF Buffalo Creek Bridge (Polo)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #112.68)

This large concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Buffalo Creek near Polo

Polo, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
33' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Buffalo 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

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

IM Sangamon River Bridge (Springfield)
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IM Sangamon River Bridge (Springfield)

This massive subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway over the Sangamon River near Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
198' subdivided Warren through truss, 7-30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Sangamon River

Significance:

Local

DePue Interurban Crossing
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DePue Interurban Crossing

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #186.03)

This abandoned concrete arch bridge crosses the long abandoned Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway in DePue

DePue, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad

Design:
15' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over abandoned Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway

Significance:

Local

East Dubuque Railroad Tunnel
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East Dubuque Railroad Tunnel

This curved tunnel carries the former Illinois Central Railroad underneath a bluff of the Mississippi River on the approach to the Dubuque Railroad Bridge

East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1868

by

Saulpaugh & Company of Rock Island, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
851' bored tunnel

Description:
Bored tunnel under Mississippi River bluff

Significance:

Moderate

CN Fox River Bridge (South Elgin)
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CN Fox River Bridge (South Elgin)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-38.9)

This large Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Fox River, Fox River Trail and the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company along Stearns Road

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921 and 1931

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
6-88' Warren deck trusses

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Fox River, Fox River Trail and former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company

Significance:

Regional

Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge
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Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #R-2.9)

This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Madison Branch over the Pecatonica River west of Freeport

Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Freeport Park District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1887

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Ryan & McDonald of Baltimore, Maryland

for

Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad

Design:
175' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River

Significance:

Regional

UP Bridge #60.45
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UP Bridge #60.45

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #672)

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1885

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local