Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #694
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #694

This small trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of Ringwood

Ringwood, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1907

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
17' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage creek

Significance:

Local

UP Washington Boulevard Bridge (Near West Side)
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UP Washington Boulevard Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1605)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Rockwell Subdivision over Washington Boulevard

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

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

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Washington Boulevard

Significance:

Local

CPKC Cockrell Lane Bridge
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CPKC Cockrell Lane Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #191.5)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Cockrell Lane south of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
29' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Cockrell Lane

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

WSOR US-12 Bridge
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WSOR US-12 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-444)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over US Route 12 south of Richmond

Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Wisconsin & Southern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over US Route 12

Significance:

Local

CN Sugar Creek Bridge (Hartsburg)
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CN Sugar Creek Bridge (Hartsburg)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #B-38.8)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Sugar Creek along former Illinois Route 121 near Hartsburg

Hartsburg, Logan County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-54' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

Local

ICG Bridge #149.7
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ICG Bridge #149.7

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #149.7)

This small stone arch culvert once carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek on the southwest side of Hopedale

Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Mackinaw River Bridge (Lexington)
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UP Mackinaw River Bridge (Lexington)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #111.2)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad across the Mackinaw River south of Lexington

Lexington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio and Strobel Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-81' and 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mackinaw River

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Drake Avenue Bridge
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Bloomingdale Trail - Drake Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-12H)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Drake Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Drake Avenue

Significance:

Local

Bartonville Railroad Crossing
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Bartonville Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1709)

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Sanitation Road, the Keokuk Junction Railway and the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad in Bartonville

Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-158', 1-137' and 3-118' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Sanitation Road, Keokuk Junction Railway and Tazewell & Peoria Railroad

Significance:

Regional