Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CN E. Fork Galena River Bridge #4
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CN E. Fork Galena River Bridge #4

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-158.1)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the East Fork Galena River near Council Hill

Council Hill, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-57' and 2-29' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Galena River

Significance:

Local

Great Western Trail - Sycamore Stone Arch Culvert
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Great Western Trail - Sycamore Stone Arch Culvert

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #52.04)

This small stone arch culvert carries the Great Western Trail over an unnamed drainage ditch along Illinois Route 64 east of Sycamore

Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: DeKalb County Forest Preserve District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #33
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #33

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch west of Atwood Road east of Roscoe

Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Roscoe Township

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1863

by

Unknown

for

Galena & Chicago Union Railroad

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

BNSF Somonauk Creek Bridge
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BNSF Somonauk Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #57.80)

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Somonauk Creek east of Somonauk

Somonauk, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
85' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Somonauk Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Rock River Bridge (Oregon)
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BNSF Rock River Bridge (Oregon)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #98.18)

This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the west channel of the Rock River in Oregon

Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-132' Pratt through trusses and 4-67' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Moderate

Illinois Prairie Path - W. Branch DuPage River Bridge
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Illinois Prairie Path - W. Branch DuPage River Bridge

This large concrete arch bridge carries the Elgin Branch of the Illinois Prairie Path over the West Branch DuPage River

West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio

for

Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway

Design:
2-30' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over West Branch DuPage River

Significance:

Moderate

UP Paulina Street Bridge (Near West Side)
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UP Paulina Street Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #6.0)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Paulina Street at Kinzie Street

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

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

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Paulina Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Irving Park Road Bridge (Roselle)
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CPKC Irving Park Road Bridge (Roselle)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-58 1/8)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19) in Roselle

Roselle, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1935

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Otto Randolph of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
86' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Irving Park Road (Illinois Route 19)

Significance:

Local

CN Kedzie Avenue Bridge (South Lawndale)
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CN Kedzie Avenue Bridge (South Lawndale)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #6.62)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Kedzie Avenue north of the Sanitary & Ship Canal

South Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois and Winson Brothers Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Kedzie Avenue

Significance:

Local

NS Drummer Creek Bridge
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NS Drummer Creek Bridge

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #826)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Nickel Plate over Drummer Creek on the west side of Gibson City

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

Unknown

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

Local