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Donovan Railroad Crossing
Donovan Railroad Crossing
(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #TH-75.06)
This Warren pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the former New York Central Railroad near Donovan
Donovan, Iroquois County, Illinois
Owner: Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad
Status: In Use for Car Storage
Built 1911, 1923 and 1934
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Thomas McQueen Company of Forest Park, Illinois
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
1-118' Warren pony truss, 2-46' through plate girders, 2-80' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle
Description:
Warren pony truss and girder bridge over Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad and US Route 52
Significance:
AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (South)
AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (South)
This small concrete box culvert carries the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company over an unnamed creek in South Elgin
South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Fox River Trolley Museum
Status: In Use
Built c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Company
Design:
8' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
I&M Canal Trail - Fox River Bridge
I&M Canal Trail - Fox River Bridge
This deck plate girder bridge formerly carried the Illinois Traction System over the Fox River and Champlain Street in Ottawa
Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: City of Ottawa
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1930
by
Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois
for
Illinois Traction System
Design:
8-58' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River and Champlain Street
Significance:
Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.80
Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.80
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #46.80)
This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Great Western Trail over a farm entrance along Illinois Route 64 east of Virgil
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
11' concrete encased beam
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over farm entrance
Significance:
BNSF IL Route 23 Bridge
BNSF IL Route 23 Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #63.03)
This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Illinois Route 23 east of Leland
Leland, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1929
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
30' concrete encased beam and 4-14' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Illinois Route 23
Significance:
Fox River Trail - Poplar Creek Bridge
Fox River Trail - Poplar Creek Bridge
This concrete arch bridge carries the Fox River Trail over Poplar Creek on the south side of Elgin
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1901
by
Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio
for
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway
Design:
30' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Poplar Creek
Significance:
CP Fox River Bridge (Elgin)
CP Fox River Bridge (Elgin)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-100)
This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Metra Milwaukee District West over the Fox River in Elgin
Owner: Canadian Pacific Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1905 and 1926
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
6-84' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River
Significance:
CN Bridge #182.4
CN Bridge #182.4
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-182.4)
This standard flat-top concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 54 northeast of Spaulding
Spaulding, Sangamon County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1907
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
14' flat-top concrete arch
Description:
Flat-top concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
CN Bridge #104.0
CN Bridge #104.0
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-104.0)
This small concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch southwest of Melvin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1921
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
3-14' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed drainage ditch
Significance:
UP Lincoln Parkway Bridge
UP Lincoln Parkway Bridge
(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #154.9)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Alton Railroad over Lincoln Parkway (Former US Route 66) on the northeast side of Lincoln
Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1938
by
Unknown
for
Alton Railroad and Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings
Design:
2-44' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Lincoln Parkway (Former US Route 66)
Significance: