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Random Bridges

IAIS 1500N Avenue Bridge
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IAIS 1500N Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1399)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses 1500N Avenue along US Highway 6 east of Mineral

Mineral, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 1500N Avenue

Significance:

Local

IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (West)
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IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1824)

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two bridges carrying the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Beck Avenue

Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Beck Avenue

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-725
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-725

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway KD Line over an unnamed ditch in of Poplar Grove

Poplar Grove, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Boone County Conservation District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

CPKC US-20 Bridge (Pingree Grove)
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CPKC US-20 Bridge (Pingree Grove)

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #Z-140 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over the reverse concurrency of US Route 20/Illinois Route 47/Illinois Route 72 at Starks

Pingree Grove, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1935

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
66' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Route 20/Illinois Route 47/Illinois Route 72

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 Old St. Marys Street Bridge
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CN Old St. Marys Street Bridge

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #535)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over a former alignment of St. Marys Street in Minooka

Minooka, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
53' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over former alignment of St. Marys Street

Significance:

Local

KJRY Kickapoo Creek Bridge
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KJRY Kickapoo Creek Bridge

This subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over Kickapoo Creek near Bartonville

Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

Owner: Keokuk Junction Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
154' subdivided Warren through truss

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek

Significance:

Moderate

NS Bridge #396.84
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NS Bridge #396.84

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #152)

This attractive stone arch culvert carries the former Wabash Railroad across an unnamed creek east of Lanesville

Lanesville, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1876

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Division Street Bridge (Bloomington)
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UP Division Street Bridge (Bloomington)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #125.1)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Division Street in Bloomington

Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1922 and 1929

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-18' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Division Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC S. Branch Kishwaukee River Bridge
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CPKC S. Branch Kishwaukee River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-204)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the South Branch Kishwaukee River on the west side of Genoa

Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-55' and 4-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Branch Kishwaukee River

Significance:

Local