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Random Bridges

UP Timber Creek Bridge (Funks Grove)
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UP Timber Creek Bridge (Funks Grove)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #136.5)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Timber Creek along Old US Route 66 at Funks Grove

Funks Grove, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902 and 1930

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
1-72', 1-56' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Timber Creek

Significance:

Local

KBSR Kankakee River Bridge (Aroma Park)
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KBSR Kankakee River Bridge (Aroma Park)

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #740)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former New York Central over the Kankakee River and Birchwood Lane in Aroma Park

Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1896 and 1919

by

Unknown and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four)

Design:
6-78', 1-71', 1-67', 1-27' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River and Birchwood Lane

Significance:

Moderate

CPKC Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)
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CPKC Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Irving Park)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-32)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Milwaukee Avenue

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-48' and 2-30' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Lathrop Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
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UP Lathrop Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.2)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Lathrop Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lathrop Avenue

Significance:

Local

Prairie Trail - La Fox River Drive Bridge
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Prairie Trail - La Fox River Drive Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #655 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over La Fox River Drive in Algonquin

Algonquin, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: McHenry County Conservation District

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
51' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over La Fox River Drive

Significance:

Local

BNSF Cedar Street Bridge (Quincy)
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BNSF Cedar Street Bridge (Quincy)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #261.79)

This concrete slab bridge crosses Cedar Street in Quincy

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Cedar Street

Significance:

Minimal

UP Balmoral Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
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UP Balmoral Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1306 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Balmoral Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Balmoral Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Elston Avenue Bridge (Forest Glen)
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CPKC Elston Avenue Bridge (Forest Glen)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #A-52)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Elston Avenue

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-49' and 2-25' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elston Avenue

Significance:

Local

Illinois Central 3rd Street Bridge
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Illinois Central 3rd Street Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-899.6)

This historic stone arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over 3rd Street in Dixon

Dixon, Lee County, Illinois

Owner: City of Dixon

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1851

by

Laing and Douglas Construction Company of Dixon, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
30' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 3rd Street

Significance:

Regional

UP Dodge Street Bridge (Springfield)
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UP Dodge Street Bridge (Springfield)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #184.5)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad mainline over Dodge Street in Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
1-35' and 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dodge Street

Significance:

Local