Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Flint Creek Bridge (Barrington)
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UP Flint Creek Bridge (Barrington)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #55)

This trough floor deck plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Northwest line over Flint Creek along US Route 14 west of Barrington

Barrington, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and D.D. Streeter & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
42' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Flint Creek

Significance:

Local

CN IL Route 72 Bridge
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CN IL Route 72 Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W62.15)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Park Avenue (Illinois Route 72) on the west side of Genoa

Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1932

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
63' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Park Avenue (Illinois Route 72)

Significance:

Local

UP Foster Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
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UP Foster Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1306 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Foster Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foster Avenue (US Highway 41)

Significance:

Local

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

CPKC Cockrell Lane Bridge
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CPKC Cockrell Lane Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #191.5)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Cockrell Lane south of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
29' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Cockrell Lane

Significance:

Local

CPKC Bridge #Z-234
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CPKC Bridge #Z-234

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-234)

This small steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed creek on the east side of Kirkland

Kirkland, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

NS Eldorado Street Bridge (Decatur)
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NS Eldorado Street Bridge (Decatur)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #700A)

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over US Route 36 (West Eldorado Street)

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

Unknown and Cope & Fisher of Decatur, Illinois

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
84' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Route 36 (West Eldorado Street)

Significance:

Local

Plano Railroad Bridge
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Plano Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #50.92)

This massive concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Big Rock Creek on the east side of Plano

Plano, Kendall County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Gilbert H. Scribner of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
75' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Big Rock Creek

Significance:

Regional

UP Lincoln Parkway Bridge
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UP Lincoln Parkway Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #154.9)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Alton Railroad over Lincoln Parkway (Former US Route 66) on the northeast side of Lincoln

Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938

by

Unknown

for

Alton Railroad and Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings

Design:
2-44' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Lincoln Parkway (Former US Route 66)

Significance:

Local

Fairview Park Interurban Bridge
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Fairview Park Interurban Bridge

(Illinois Terminal Railroad Bridge #A-88.1)

This deck plate girder viaduct carries the former Illinois Terminal Railroad over Stevens Creek in Fairview Park on the west side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: City of Decatur

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1904

by

Lafayette Bridge Company of Lafayette, Indiana and Chicago Engineering & Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Traction System

Design:
1-60', 2-45' and 2-25' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Stevens Creek

Significance:

Moderate