Railroad Bridges in , Illinois
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CN Butterfield Road Bridge (Hillside)
CN Butterfield Road Bridge (Hillside)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Illinois Route 56 (Butterfield Road) near Interstates 290 and 294 in Hillside
Hillside, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1958
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
2-63' and 2-45' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 56 (Butterfield Road)
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Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #251.05C)
This historic Whipple through truss bridge was reused from the 1860s Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Burlington to carry a spur to Sylvan Island
Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois
Owner: MidAmerican Energy
Status: Closed to Traffic
Built 1893 using a span fabricated 1867
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
195' Whipple through truss
Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough
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UP Franklin Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
UP Franklin Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.6)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Franklin Avenue in River Forest
River Forest, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-27' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Franklin Avenue
Significance:
NS Bridge #378.60
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:
TP&W Farm Creek Bridge #2
TP&W Farm Creek Bridge #2
This stone arch bridge is the second crossing of Farm Creek along the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway in Washington
Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois
Owner: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
Unknown
for
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway
Design:
2-12' stone arches
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Farm Creek
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UP Kankakee River Bridge (Wilmington)
UP Kankakee River Bridge (Wilmington)
(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #52.80)
This large deck plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over the Kankakee River in Wilmington
Wilmington, Will County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Design:
5-108' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River
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CN Old St. Marys Street Bridge
CN Old St. Marys Street Bridge
(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #535)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over a former alignment of St. Marys Street in Minooka
Minooka, Grundy County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1903
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
Design:
53' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over former alignment of St. Marys Street
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BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)
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
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:
IAIS Little Vermillion River Bridge
IAIS Little Vermillion River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #982)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over the Little Vermillion River in LaSalle
LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1900 and 1952
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-54' and 2-51' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Vermillion River
Significance:
BNSF Ohio Street Bridge (Joliet)
BNSF Ohio Street Bridge (Joliet)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36F)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Ohio Street on the north side of Joliet
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1908
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
1-44' and 2-13' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ohio Street
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