Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

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

CSX Ogden Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)
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CSX Ogden Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge is the eastern of three parallel bridges across Ogden Avenue (former US Route 66) at this location

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad

Design:
4-28', 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Ogden Avenue

Significance:

Local

IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (Middle)
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IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (Middle)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sangchris Lake (Branch of Clear Creek) west of Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangchris Lake (Branch of Clear Creek)

Significance:

Local

IR Fox River Drive Bridge
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IR Fox River Drive Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #55.80)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Fox River Drive (County Road 1) northeast of Millbrook

Millbrook, Kendall County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1954 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
47' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fox River Drive (County Road 1)

Significance:

Local

CN E. Fork Galena River Bridge #8
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CN E. Fork Galena River Bridge #8

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-160.6)

This Warren through truss bridge is the eastern of two similar structures carrying the former Illinois Central Railroad across the East Fork Galena River east of Galena

Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1923

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
117' Warren through truss and 2-30' through plate girders

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over East Fork Galena River

Significance:

Moderate

Crystal Lake Railroad Crossing
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Crystal Lake Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #61)

This through plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific Harvard Subdivision over the Union Pacific McHenry Subdivision in Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1927

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' through plate girder (north tracks), 2 span steel stringer (south track)

Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #142.9
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CN Bridge #142.9

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-142.9)

This small concrete encased stone arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed creek east of Apple River

Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1853

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
13' concrete encased stone arch

Description:
Concrete encased stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Spring Creek Bridge (Atkinson)
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IAIS Spring Creek Bridge (Atkinson)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1546)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over Spring Creek between Atkinson and Geneseo

Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940 using spans fabricated 1890 and c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-34' and 2-28' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-724
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-724

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway KD Line over an unnamed ditch east of Poplar Grove

Poplar Grove, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Boone County Conservation District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic; Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge
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Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway spur over the Illinois and Michigan Canal

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built c. 1905 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Morris Terminal Railroad/Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
125' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Illinois and Michigan Canal

Significance:

Regional