Railroad Bridges in , Illinois
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UP Eisenhower Expressway Bridge
UP Eisenhower Expressway Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1614)
This through girder and steel stringer bridge crosses the Eisenhower Expressway, Congress Parkway and Van Buren Street
Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1897 and 1952
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Design:
2-70' through plate girders and steel stringer
Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Eisenhower Expressway, Congress Parkway and Van Buren Street
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BNSF Somonauk Creek Bridge
BNSF Somonauk Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #57.80)
This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Somonauk Creek east of Somonauk
Somonauk, DeKalb County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
85' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Somonauk Creek
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Bloomingdale Trail - Fairfield Avenue Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - Fairfield Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-10P)
This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Fairfield Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago
West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: City of Chicago
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1914
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Fairfield Avenue
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CN Louis Creek Bridge (Buckley)
CN Louis Creek Bridge (Buckley)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #91.1)
This four span concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Louis Creek along US Route 45 north of Buckley
Buckley, Iroquois County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1901
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
4-15' concrete arches
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Louis Creek
Significance:
CN Chicago Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
CN Chicago Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #11.91)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Chicago Avenue 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:
42' and 2-20' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chicago Avenue
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UP Rooks Creek Bridge
UP Rooks Creek Bridge
(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #97.0)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad mainline over Rooks Creek near Pontiac
Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1928
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Design:
2-45', 1-40', 2-39' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rooks Creek
Significance:
Stone Bridge Trail - North Kinnikinnick Creek Bridge
Stone Bridge Trail - North Kinnikinnick Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #47)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over North Kinnikinnick Creek
Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Roscoe Township
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
72' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over North Kinnikinnick Creek
Significance:
KBSR Pike Creek Bridge
KBSR Pike Creek Bridge
(New York Central Railroad Bridge #702)
This concrete box culvert crosses Pike Creek along US Route 52 south of Donovan
Donovan, Iroquois County, Illinois
Owner: Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1944
by
Unknown
for
New York Central Railroad
Design:
10' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over Pike Creek
Significance:
CN Old Main Street Bridge (Champaign)
CN Old Main Street Bridge (Champaign)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #127.83)
This concrete encased through girder bridge crosses a pedestrian walkway in Champaign
Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
Unknown and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
3-19' concrete encased through plate girders
Description:
Concrete encased through plate girder bridge over pedestrian walkway
Significance:
Delavan Stone Arch (East)
Delavan Stone Arch (East)
(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #159.6)
This stone arch bridge is the eastern of two similar structures which carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek at Lake Park in Delavan
Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois
Owner: City of Delavan
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1897
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Design:
12' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek
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