Railroad Bridges in , Illinois


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Random Bridges

CPKC Prairie Hill Road Bridge

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CPKC Prairie Hill Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #E-224)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Prairie Hill Road north of Rockton

Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1965

by

Unknown and Shappert Engineering Company of Belvidere, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-41' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Prairie Hill Road

Significance:

Minimal

CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)

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CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #56.34)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over US Route 45/52 (Water Street) in Kankakee

Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-26' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over US Route 45/52 (Water Street)

Significance:

Local

IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (West)

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IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1824)

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two bridges carrying the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Beck Avenue

Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Beck Avenue

Significance:

Local

NS Bridge #378.60

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NS Bridge #378.60

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #919)

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Lake Erie & Western Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch on the west side of Bloomington

Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1891

by

Unknown

for

Lake Erie & Western Railroad

Design:
5' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

CN N1000E Road Bridge

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CN N1000E Road Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-102.1)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over N1000E Road (County Road 4) southwest of Melvin

Melvin, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
30' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over N1000E Road (County Road 4)

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #180.01

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CN Bridge #180.01

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-180.01)

This concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed along Illinois Route 54 southwest of Buffalo Hart

Buffalo Hart, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
8' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Fulton Railroad Crossing

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Fulton Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #37.80)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad across the former Chicago & North Western Railway east of Fulton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and c. 1990

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
66' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local

CTA Purple Line - Colfax Street Bridge

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CTA Purple Line - Colfax Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-172)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Colfax Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Colfax Street

Significance:

Local

Galena Railroad Bridge

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Galena Railroad Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-165.7)

This through plate girder bridge once also contained a Strauss Trunnion bascule span which was destroyed in a derailment

Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913 and 1976

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-99', 2-70' and 1-62' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Galena River

Significance:

Local

BNSF US-30 Bridge (Fulton)

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BNSF US-30 Bridge (Fulton)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #37.70)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad across US Route 30 and Spring Brook east of Fulton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and c. 1990

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
3-80' and 1-60' deck plate girders and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over US Route 30 and Spring Brook

Significance:

Local