Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Bridge #48.50
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UP Bridge #48.50

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #48 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway in South Beloit

South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1935 using spans fabricated 1912 and c. 1905

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over driveway

Significance:

Local

Wauponsee Glacial Trail - Forked Creek Bridge
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Wauponsee Glacial Trail - Forked Creek Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1141)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102 northeast of Custer Park

Custer Park, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Will County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-100' and 1-50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Western Avenue Bridge
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Bloomingdale Trail - Western Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-10A)

This through plate girder bridge was reused from Ashland Avenue to carry the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Western Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 2014 using a span constructed 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Western Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Owens Creek Bridge (Kirkland)
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CPKC Owens Creek Bridge (Kirkland)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-254)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Owens Creek west of Kirkland

Kirkland, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1941

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4-28' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Owens Creek

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Spoon River Bridge (Dahinda)
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BNSF Spoon River Bridge (Dahinda)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #163A)

This massive Parker through truss bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over the Spoon River near Dahinda

Dahinda, Knox County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
220' Parker through truss and 2-105' through plate girders

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Spoon River

Significance:

Regional

Collison Trestle
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Collison Trestle

(Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Bridge #D1179)

This large deck truss viaduct carries the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over the Middle Fork Vermillion River between Jamesburg and Collison

Collison, Vermillion County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Transportation

Status: Abandoned

Built 1893

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
130' Warren deck truss, 2-60' and 2-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Middle Fork Vermillion River

Significance:

High

IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, East)
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IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, East)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1151)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal in Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-35' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

Local

BNSF I&M Canal Bridge (Joliet)
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BNSF I&M Canal Bridge (Joliet)

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

This massive Baltimore through truss bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over the Illinois & Michigan Canal in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1935

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
200' Baltimore through truss

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

Moderate

NS Bridge #354.23
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NS Bridge #354.23

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #80A)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad mainline over an unnamed creek on the east side of Bement

Bement, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed 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