Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CN Bridge #2.14
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CN Bridge #2.14

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.14)

This small deck plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over an alley between State Street and Wabash Avenue

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
27' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Alley

Significance:

Local

Marseilles Nabisco Bridge (North)
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Marseilles Nabisco Bridge (North)

This pony truss bridge is the northern of three abandoned bridges over the millrace in Marseilles which once carried a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad spur to the Nabisco Plant

Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1888

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
82' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

Regional

UP Augusta Boulevard Bridge (West Town)
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UP Augusta Boulevard Bridge (West Town)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1284)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines across Augusta Boulevard near Racine Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-22' and 2-13' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Augusta Boulevard

Significance:

Local

CN Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)
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CN Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #7.3)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Western over the Des Plaines River in Lyons

Lyons, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Illinois Western Railroad

Design:
6-52' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local

AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Bridge
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AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Bridge

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company over an unnamed creek near Woodcliff Station 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:
18' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

NS Mackinaw River Bridge
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NS Mackinaw River Bridge

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #995)

This large Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Nickel Plate over the Mackinaw River between Goodfield and Congerville

Goodfield, Woodford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

Unknown

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
3-160' Warren deck trusses, 1-60' and 1-54' deck plate girder

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Mackinaw River

Significance:

Moderate

IAIS Shabonna Special Ditch Bridge
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IAIS Shabonna Special Ditch Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1489)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over the Shabonna Special Ditch east of Atkinson

Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1970

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
34' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Shabonna Special Ditch

Significance:

Minimal

CN Kishwaukee River Bridge
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CN Kishwaukee River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-78.3)

This large Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Kishwaukee River near Cherry Valley

Cherry Valley, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-150' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF East Branch Big Rock Creek Bridge
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BNSF East Branch Big Rock Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #51.44)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the East Branch of Big Rock Creek west of Big Rock

Big Rock, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960 using spans fabricated 1911 and 1926

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
75' and 2-39' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Branch Big Rock Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Stone Arch Culvert (Cordova)
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BNSF Stone Arch Culvert (Cordova)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-207)

This stone arch culvert once carried the former Milwaukee Road over an unnamed creek in Cordova

Cordova, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new culvert

Built 1866

by

Unknown

for

Warsaw, Rock Island and Galena Railroad

Design:
10'x7' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local