Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

IC North Branch Leaf River Bridge
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IC North Branch Leaf River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-924.8)

This small stone arch bridge once carried the Illinois Central Railroad over the North Branch of the Leaf River

Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Mostly Collapsed

Built 1851

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Collapsed stone arch bridge over North Branch Leaf River

Significance:

Local

Dixon Railroad Crossing
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Dixon Railroad Crossing

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-899.9)

This stone arch carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over a former alignment of the Chicago & North Western Railway in Dixon

Dixon, Lee County, Illinois

Owner: City of Dixon

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1851 and 1921

by

Laing and Douglas Construction Company of Dixon, Illinois and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
16' stone arch and concrete slab

Description:
Stone arch bridge over abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway

Significance:

Moderate

ITC Unnamed Creek Culvert (Lanesville)
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ITC Unnamed Creek Culvert (Lanesville)

This small concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Terminal Railroad over an unnamed creek along Old US Route 36 in Lanesville

Lanesville, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Traction System

Design:
5' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Deerpath Road Bridge
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UP Deerpath Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #262 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Deerpath Road in Lake Forest

Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
51' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Deerpath Road

Significance:

Local

UP Webster Avenue Bridge (Logan Square)
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UP Webster Avenue Bridge (Logan Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1299)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge crosses Webster Avenue west of Ashland Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Webster Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #184.0
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CN Bridge #184.0

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-184.0)

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 54 northeast of Spaulding

Spaulding, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911 and 1923

by

Unknown and J.C. Lynch Construction Company of Monmouth, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CGW Old Girot Hill Road Arch
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CGW Old Girot Hill Road Arch

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #150.39)

This abandoned stone arch bridge carries the abandoned Chicago Great Western Railway over a former alignment of Girot Hill Road

Rodden, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch over former alignement of Girot Hill Road

Significance:

Local

UP Scranton Avenue Bridge (West)
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UP Scranton Avenue Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #269-G)

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two parallel bridges over the Scranton Avenue and North Shore Bike Path in Lake Bluff

Lake Bluff, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
47' and 39' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Scranton Avenue and North Shore Bike Path

Significance:

Local

IAIS Sylvan Slough Bridge
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IAIS Sylvan Slough Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1816)

This massive through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Sylvan Slough in Rock Island

Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-114', 3-105', 1-95' through plate girders and 75' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sylvan Slough

Significance:

Moderate

TP&W Unnamed Creek Arch (Watseka)
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TP&W Unnamed Creek Arch (Watseka)

This small stone arch bridge carries the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over an unnamed creek west of Watseka

Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois

Owner: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local