Railroad Bridges in , Illinois
Random Bridges
BNSF 4th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)
BNSF 4th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #38A)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over 4th Avenue in Joliet
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
1-36' and 2-18' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 4th Avenue
Significance:
UP Bridge #81.59
UP Bridge #81.59
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1706)
This concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek near Kickapoo Creek Road in Bartonville
Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
20' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
Carpentersville Railroad Bridge
Carpentersville Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #636A)
This historic quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once carried an abandoned railroad spur over the Fox River in Carpentersville
Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Removed
Built 1926 using a span fabricated c. 1880
by
Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
99' quadrangular lattice through truss, steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Fox River
Significance:
CSX Unnamed Creek Arch (Marseilles)
CSX Unnamed Creek Arch (Marseilles)
This small concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over an unnamed creek near Young Street in Marseilles
Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: CSX Corporation
Status: In Use
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
10' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (Middle)
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:
UP Lawrence Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
UP Lawrence Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1305 3/4)
This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Lawrence Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago
Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1897
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
1-43' and 2-20' through plate girders
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lawrence Avenue
Significance:
UP W. Fork N. Branch Chicago River Bridge
UP W. Fork N. Branch Chicago River Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #867)
This concrete arch bridge crosses the West Fork North Branch Chicago River near Techny Road
Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
24' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over West Fork North Branch Chicago River
Significance:
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:
UP Mackinaw River Bridge (Lexington)
UP Mackinaw River Bridge (Lexington)
(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #111.2)
This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad across the Mackinaw River south of Lexington
Lexington, McLean County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1924
by
Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio and Strobel Structural Steel Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Design:
2-81' and 1-40' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mackinaw River
Significance:
BNSF IL Route 116 Bridge
BNSF IL Route 116 Bridge
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #204B)
This steel stringer bridge crosses Illinois Route 116 on the east side of Media
Media, Henderson County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1934
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
32' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Illinois Route 116
Significance: