Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CN Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)
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CN Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #11.51)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Lake Street in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-42' and 2-21' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Street

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Prairie Avenue Bridge (Grand Boulevard)
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Abandoned Prairie Avenue Bridge (Grand Boulevard)

This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Prairie Avenue

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:
1-55' and 2-25' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Prairie Avenue

Significance:

Local

IM Horse Creek Bridge
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IM Horse Creek Bridge

(Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Bridge #1165)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway over Horse Creek in Pawnee

Pawnee, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

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

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
2-75', 1-60', and 1-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Horse Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Armitage Avenue Bridge (West)
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UP Armitage Avenue Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-1)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Northwest Line over Armitage Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
62' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Armitage Avenue

Significance:

Local

CTA Red Line - Lawrence Avenue Bridge
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CTA Red Line - Lawrence Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-62)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the CTA Red and Purple Lines over Lawrence Avenue

Uptown, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1922

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Design:
70' through plate girder and deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lawrence Avenue

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

UP US-30 Bridge (Fulton)
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UP US-30 Bridge (Fulton)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #252 1/4)

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over US Route 30 east of Fulton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1957

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Central Engineering Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings

Design:
117' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Route 30

Significance:

Minimal

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

Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge
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Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway spur over the Illinois and Michigan Canal

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built c. 1905 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Morris Terminal Railroad/Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
125' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Illinois and Michigan Canal

Significance:

Regional

IAIS West Bureau Creek Bridge (Tiskilwa)
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IAIS West Bureau Creek Bridge (Tiskilwa)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1250)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses West Bureau Creek west of Tiskilwa

Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-51' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Bureau Creek

Significance:

Local