, Illinois

Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Barry Avenue Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1301 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Barry Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Barry Avenue

Significance:

Local

Illinois Central 3rd Street Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-899.6)

This historic stone arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over 3rd Street in Dixon

Dixon, Lee County, Illinois

Owner: City of Dixon

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1851

Laing and Douglas Construction Company of Dixon, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
30' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 3rd Street

Significance:

Regional

CN Bridge #71.6

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W71.6)

This small standard concrete arch bridge crosses a tributary of Kingsbury Creek east of Irene

Irene, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over tributary of Kingsbury Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #653

This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch at Pokagon Drive between Carpentersville and Algonquin

Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1904

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Minimal

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

Unknown

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
2-12' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Farm Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Wrightwood Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Park)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1301)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Wrightwood Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1899

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wrightwood Avenue

Significance:

Local

CSX Mayor Art Schultz Drive Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #401)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former joint tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad over Mayor Art Schultz Drive in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1910

American Bridge Company of New York and Newkirk & Powers Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad

Design:
1-37' and 2-18' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mayor Art Schultz Drive

Significance:

Local