Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

BNSF Ohio Street Bridge (Joliet)
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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

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

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

Significance:

Local

UP Branch Rooks Creek Bridge
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UP Branch Rooks Creek Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #100.2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed branch of Rooks Creek north of Chenoa

Chenoa, Livingston County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

Unknown

for

Alton Railroad

Design:
5-15' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Branch of Rooks Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Rosehill Drive Bridge
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UP Rosehill Drive Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1307 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Rosehill Drive in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
57' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rosehill Drive

Significance:

Local

UP Rooks Creek Bridge
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UP Rooks Creek Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #97.0)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad mainline over Rooks Creek near Pontiac

Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-45', 1-40', 2-39' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rooks Creek

Significance:

Local

CN St. Marys Road Bridge (Champaign)
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CN St. Marys Road Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.41)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses St. Marys Road near US Highway 45 in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
25' and 20' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over St. Marys Road

Significance:

Local

CN I&M Canal Bridge (Channahon)
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CN I&M Canal Bridge (Channahon)

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #549)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over the Illinois & Michigan Canal southwest of Channahon

Channahon, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
82' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

Local

UP Wilson Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
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UP Wilson Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1305 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Wilson Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-43' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wilson Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Coon Creek Bridge (New Lebanon)
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CPKC Coon Creek Bridge (New Lebanon)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-176)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Coon Creek in New Lebanon

New Lebanon, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-28' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Coon Creek

Significance:

Minimal

IM Unnamed Creek Arch
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IM Unnamed Creek Arch

This small concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek near Sanford Avenue in Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF I&M Canal Bridge (Joliet)
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BNSF I&M Canal Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36A)

This massive Baltimore through truss bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over the Illinois & Michigan Canal in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1935

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
200' Baltimore through truss

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

Moderate