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Random Bridges

Bloomingdale Trail - Wood Street Bridge
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Bloomingdale Trail - Wood Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8G)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Wood Street 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 Wood Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Rock River Bridge (Byron, North)
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CPKC Rock River Bridge (Byron, North)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-312)

This massive skewed through truss bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road mainline over the Rock River at Byron

Byron, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1929

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
5-160' skewed through truss spans

Description:
Pratt and Warren through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Regional

UP Sugar Creek Bridge (Bloomington)
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UP Sugar Creek Bridge (Bloomington)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #125.0)

This wide deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Sugar Creek in Normal

Normal, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1884, 1890, 1920 and 1924

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Rockford Trail Bridge
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Rockford Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #23.27)

This large through truss bridge once carried the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Rock River in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: City of Rockford

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1896 and 1929 using spans fabricated 1898

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
5-150' Pratt through trusses and 2-63' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Regional

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #808
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #808

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 31

St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: City of St. Charles

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1906

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
14' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Split Rock Tunnel
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Split Rock Tunnel

This short tunnel carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway mainline under Split Rock between Utica and LaSalle

LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: Bypassed and Abandoned

Built 1853

by

Clark & Mann

for

Chicago and Rock Island Rail Road Company

Design:
165' bored tunnel with stone lining

Description:
Bored tunnel under Split Rock

Significance:

Moderate

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #653
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #653

This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch at Pokagon Drive between Carpentersville and Algonquin

Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Minimal

CN Bridge #2.14
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CN Bridge #2.14

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.14)

This small deck plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over an alley between State Street and Wabash Avenue

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
27' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Alley

Significance:

Local

CN North Aurora Road Bridge
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CN North Aurora Road Bridge

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #158)

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over North Aurora Road in Naperville

Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Newkirk & Powers Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over North Aurora Road

Significance:

Local

Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge
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Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #251.05C)

This historic Whipple through truss bridge was reused from the 1860s Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge across the Mississippi River at Burlington to carry a spur to Sylvan Island

Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: MidAmerican Energy

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1893 using a span fabricated 1867

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
195' Whipple through truss

Description:
Whipple through truss bridge over Sylvan Slough

Significance:

National