Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CN Spring Street Bridge (Mt. Pulaski)
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CN Spring Street Bridge (Mt. Pulaski)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-169.2)

This standard flat-top concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Spring Street in Mt. Pulaski

Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
20' concrete arch

Description:
Flat-top concrete arch bridge over Spring Street

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #180.0
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CN Bridge #180.0

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-180.0)

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over an unnamed creek along US Route 20 in East Dubuque

East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway/BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Gilbert H. Scribner of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)
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BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #11A)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Santa Fe over the Des Plaines River in Lyons

Lyons, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
6-52' deck plate girder and 2-30' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local

BNSF Marshall Boulevard Bridge
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BNSF Marshall Boulevard Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #4.54)

This through plate girder bridge carries the BNSF Railway across Marshall Boulevard

South Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-55', 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Marshall Boulevard

Significance:

Local

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

CTA Red Line - Ainslie Street Bridge
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CTA Red Line - Ainslie Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-64)

This concrete slab bridge once carried the CTA Red and Purple Lines over Ainslie Street

Uptown, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

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

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Ainslie Street

Significance:

Local

CN North Avenue Bridge (Melrose Park)
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CN North Avenue Bridge (Melrose Park)

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #13.25)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Illinois Route 64 (North Avenue) in Melrose Park

Melrose Park, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1963

by

Unknown

for

Soo Line Railroad

Design:
2-70' through plate girder and 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 64 (North Avenue)

Significance:

Local

Wauponsee Glacial Trail - Forked Creek Bridge
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Wauponsee Glacial Trail - Forked Creek Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1141)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102 northeast of Custer Park

Custer Park, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Will County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-100' and 1-50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102

Significance:

Local

UP Blommer Chocolate Bridge
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UP Blommer Chocolate Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2.7)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses an industrial driveway along Hubbard Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Blommer Chocolate Driveway

Significance:

Local

UP Armitage Avenue Bridge (East)
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UP Armitage Avenue Bridge (East)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1297)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Armitage Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
43' and 2-16' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Armitage Avenue

Significance:

Local