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Random Bridges

UP Armitage Avenue Bridge (West)
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UP Armitage Avenue Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-1)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Northwest 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:
62' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Armitage Avenue

Significance:

Local

IAIS Bridge #1539
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IAIS Bridge #1539

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1539)

This steel stringer bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over an unnamed creek west of Atkinson

Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-38' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Gleasman Road Bridge
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CPKC Gleasman Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-558)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Milwaukee Road over Gleasman Road west of Loves Park

Loves Park, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1943 using a span fabricated c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
38' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Gleasman Road

Significance:

Local

UP Keystone Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
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UP Keystone Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.8)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Keystone Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Keystone Avenue

Significance:

Local

Collison Trestle
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Collison Trestle

(Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Bridge #D1179)

This large deck truss viaduct carries the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over the Middle Fork Vermillion River between Jamesburg and Collison

Collison, Vermillion County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Transportation

Status: Abandoned

Built 1893

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
130' Warren deck truss, 2-60' and 2-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Middle Fork Vermillion River

Significance:

High

CPKC Wrightwood Avenue Bridge (Logan Square)
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CPKC Wrightwood Avenue Bridge (Logan Square)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-20)

This decorative steel stringer bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Wrightwood Avenue

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Hermosa, Chicago, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and L. Balkin Builder of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
46' steel stringer and concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Wrightwood Avenue

Significance:

Local

IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Colona)
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IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Colona)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1695)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal below Lock 28 in Colona

Colona, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

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

BNSF Somonauk Creek Bridge
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BNSF Somonauk Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #57.80)

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Somonauk Creek east of Somonauk

Somonauk, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
85' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Somonauk Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Sangamon River Bridge (Decatur)
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CN Sangamon River Bridge (Decatur)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-750.6)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Sangamon River and Lincoln Park Drive in Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-100' and 3-90' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangamon River and Lincoln Park Drive

Significance:

Local