Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

BNSF Lake Street Bridge (Aurora)
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BNSF Lake Street Bridge (Aurora)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.91)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Lake Street (Illinois Route 31) in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-40', 1-20', 1-15' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Illinois Route 31 (Lake Street)

Significance:

Local

NS Nevada Road Bridge
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NS Nevada Road Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #718 1/2)

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Nevada Road along Illinois Route 48 southwest of Boody

Boody, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1906

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
42' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Nevada Road

Significance:

Local

CN South Main Street Bridge (Decatur)
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CN South Main Street Bridge (Decatur)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-750.9)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over South Main Street (Southbound Business US Route 51) in Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1933

by

Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois and Cope & Fisher of Decatur, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-60' and 2-19' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Main Street (Southbound Business US Route 51)

Significance:

Local

NS East Lake Fork Bridge (East)
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NS East Lake Fork Bridge (East)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #65)

This through plate girder bridge crosses East Lake Fork east of Ivesdale

Ivesdale, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Lake Fork

Significance:

Local

Twin Culvert (South)
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Twin Culvert (South)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #253.8)

This stone arch bridge is the southern of two parallel arches west of Pearl

Pearl, Pike County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1889

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 467th Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Ellison Creek Viaduct
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BNSF Ellison Creek Viaduct

(Media Viaduct)

This large deck plate girder viaduct once carried the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Ellison Creek and 1000N Road east of Media

Media, Henderson County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1894 and 1907

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
8-64' and 7-32' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Ellison Creek and 1000N Road

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Fuller Street Bridge (Bridgeport)
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BNSF Fuller Street Bridge (Bridgeport)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #2J)

This through plate girder bridge carries a number of different railroads over Fuller Street in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago

Bridgeport, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway, Canadian National Railway and Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
67' and 2-21' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fuller Street

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Dearborn Street Bridge (Grand Boulevard)
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Abandoned Dearborn Street Bridge (Grand Boulevard)

This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Dearborn Street

Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Junction Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dearborn Street

Significance:

Local

CN Grand Avenue Bridge (Decatur)
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CN Grand Avenue Bridge (Decatur)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-752.7)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Grand Avenue in Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1957

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and H.H. Mass Construction Company of Algonquin, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Grand Avenue

Significance:

Minimal

CPKC Turtle Creek Bridge (South Beloit)
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CPKC Turtle Creek Bridge (South Beloit)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-214)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Turtle Creek in South Beloit

South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-69' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Turtle Creek

Significance:

Local