Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Lawrence Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
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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:

Local

Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge
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Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway spur over the Illinois and Michigan Canal

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built c. 1905 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Morris Terminal Railroad/Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
125' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Illinois and Michigan Canal

Significance:

Regional

UP Laurel Avenue Bridge (Highland Park)
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UP Laurel Avenue Bridge (Highland Park)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1349)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Laurel Avenue in Highland Park

Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-28' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Laurel Avenue

Significance:

Local

MTRA Bridge #333
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MTRA Bridge #333

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #333)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over an unnamed creek in New Lenox

New Lenox, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
14' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Paulina Street Bridge (Near West Side)
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UP Paulina Street Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #6.0)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Paulina Street at Kinzie Street

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Paulina Street

Significance:

Local

Third Street Overpass (Delavan)
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Third Street Overpass (Delavan)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #157.0)

This attractive pony truss bridge was reused as an overpass to carry 3rd Street over the former Chicago & Alton Railroad in Delavan

Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: City of Delavan

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1907 using a span fabricated c. 1878

by

Kellogg Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
63' double intersection Warren pony truss and 17' timber stringer

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Canadian National Railway

Significance:

High

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #33
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #33

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch west of Atwood Road east of Roscoe

Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Roscoe Township

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1863

by

Unknown

for

Galena & Chicago Union Railroad

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

TP&W Farm Creek Bridge #6
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TP&W Farm Creek Bridge #6

This deck plate girder bridge is the sixth crossing of Farm Creek along the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway line near Washington

Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
2-57' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Farm Creek

Significance:

Local

ITC Unnamed Creek Culvert (Illiopolis)
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ITC Unnamed Creek Culvert (Illiopolis)

This small concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Terminal Railroad over an unnamed creek along Old US Route 36 west of Illiopolis

Illiopolis, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Traction System

Design:
5' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

NS Bear Creek Bridge (Palmer)
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NS Bear Creek Bridge (Palmer)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #761)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Bear Creek between Palmer and Morrisonville

Palmer, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of Williamsport, Indiana

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
75' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Bear Creek

Significance:

Local