Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

BNSF Stephen Street Bridge (Lemont)
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BNSF Stephen Street Bridge (Lemont)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #24C)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Stephen Street in Lemont

Lemont, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and erected 1903

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Stephen Street

Significance:

Local

Rockwell Road Bridge
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Rockwell Road Bridge

This unique Pratt deck truss bridge once carried the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway over the Little Vermillion River

LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: City of LaSalle

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1905

by

Decatur Bridge Company of Decatur, Illinois

for

Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway

Design:
107' Pratt deck truss and 50' steel stringer

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Little Vermillion River

Significance:

Regional

Abandoned S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge
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Abandoned S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #480)

This large concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the South Fork of Kent Creek on the west side of Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Commonweath Edison

Status: Abandoned

Built 1918

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over S. Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)
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UP Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1.6)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Milwaukee Avenue

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-23' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance:

Local

DePue Interurban Crossing
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DePue Interurban Crossing

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #186.03)

This abandoned concrete arch bridge crosses the long abandoned Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway in DePue

DePue, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad

Design:
15' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over abandoned Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway

Significance:

Local

IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (Middle)
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IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (Middle)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sangchris Lake (Branch of Clear Creek) west of Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangchris Lake (Branch of Clear Creek)

Significance:

Local

IAIS Mud Creek Bridge (Annawan)
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IAIS Mud Creek Bridge (Annawan)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1465)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Mud Creek on the west side of Annawan

Annawan, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900 and rebuilt c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-34' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #127.10
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UP Bridge #127.10

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #127.2)

This small concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek near Wood Street on the south side of Bloomington

Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
8' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Ohio Street Bridge (Joliet)
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BNSF Ohio Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36F)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Ohio Street on the north side of Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

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

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-44' and 2-13' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ohio Street

Significance:

Local

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