Railroad Bridges in , Illinois


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Random Bridges

Great Western Trail - Sycamore Stone Arch Culvert

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Great Western Trail - Sycamore Stone Arch Culvert

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #52.04)

This small stone arch culvert carries the Great Western Trail over an unnamed drainage ditch along Illinois Route 64 east of Sycamore

Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: DeKalb County Forest Preserve District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

BNSF Batavia Creek Culvert

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BNSF Batavia Creek Culvert

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #5.23)

This concrete encased stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Batavia Creek south of Batavia

Batavia, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1850

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Concrete encased stone arch culvert over Batavia Creek

Significance:

Local

MTRA 63rd Street Bridge

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MTRA 63rd Street Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Southwest Service over 63rd Street

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad

Design:
1-44', 1-36' through plate girder (east tracks); 70' through plate girder (west tracks)

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 63rd Street

Significance:

Local

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

UP Techny Road Bridge

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UP Techny Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #866)

This concrete arch bridge crosses Techny Road in Northbrook

Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
36' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Techny Road

Significance:

Local

IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (West)

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IAIS Beck Avenue Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1824)

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two bridges carrying the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Beck Avenue

Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Beck Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #142.9

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CN Bridge #142.9

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-142.9)

This small concrete encased stone arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed creek east of Apple River

Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1853

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
13' concrete encased stone arch

Description:
Concrete encased stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Rockwell Road Bridge

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Rockwell Road Bridge

This unique Pratt deck truss bridge once carried the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway over the Little Vermillion River

LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: City of LaSalle

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1905

by

Decatur Bridge Company of Decatur, Illinois

for

Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway

Design:
107' Pratt deck truss and 50' steel stringer

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Little Vermillion River

Significance:

Regional

CN S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge

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CN S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-84.4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the South Fork of Kent Creek near Corbin Street in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

Local

TP&W Farm Creek Bridge #5

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TP&W Farm Creek Bridge #5

This through plate girder bridge is the fifth 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 c. 1920

by

Unknown

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
78' through plate girder and 35' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Farm Creek

Significance:

Local