Railroad Bridges in Champaign County , Illinois

Champaign County is located in east central Illinois. The seat is Urbana, while the largest city is Champaign.
Cities Foosland Mahomet Bondville Ivesdale Sadorus Urbana Champaign Royal

Random Bridges

NS Bridge #43.19
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NS Bridge #43.19

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #296)

This stone arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek alongside US Highway 150 west of Mahomet

Mahomet, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Peoria & Eastern Railway

Design:
15' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

NS Vine Street Bridge (Urbana)
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NS Vine Street Bridge (Urbana)

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #265)

This unusual steel stringer bridge crosses Vine Street in Urbana

Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1933

by

Unknown

for

New York Central Railroad

Design:
1-50', 1-30', 1-20' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Vine Street

Significance:

Local

CN Logan Street Bridge (Champaign)
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CN Logan Street Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.0)

This deck plate girder and concrete encased beam bridge crosses Logan Street in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 and 1923

by

Unknown, American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-28' concrete encased beam (west 3 tracks), 58' deck plate girder (east 3 tracks)

Description:
Deck plate girder and concrete encased beam bridge over Logan Street

Significance:

Local

CN Kirby Avenue Bridge (Champaign)
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CN Kirby Avenue Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #129.1)

This concrete encased through plate girder bridge crosses Kirby Avenue near US Highway 45

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1958

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-44' concrete encased through plate girder

Description:
Concrete encased through plate girder bridge over Kirby Avenue

Significance:

Minimal

NS East Lake Fork Bridge (East)
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NS East Lake Fork Bridge (East)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #65)

This through plate girder bridge crosses East Lake Fork east of Ivesdale

Ivesdale, Champaign 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:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Lake Fork

Significance:

Local

CN University Avenue Bridge (Champaign)
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CN University Avenue Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #127.87)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses University Avenue near 1st Street in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-26' concrete encased beams and 2 span concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over University Avenue

Significance:

Local

NS Boneyard Creek Bridge
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NS Boneyard Creek Bridge

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #261)

This standard concrete box culvert crosses Boneyard Creek in Urbana

Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

Unknown

for

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four)

Design:
2-16' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over Boneyard Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Green Street Bridge (Champaign)
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CN Green Street Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.3)

This through plate girder bridge across Green Street is the oldest grade separation in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Green Street

Significance:

Local

NS Bridge #40.00
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NS Bridge #40.00

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #288)

This concrete arch culvert bridge crosses an unnamed creek Sunny Acres Road in Mahomet

Mahomet, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Peoria & Eastern Railway

Design:
10' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

NS Kaskaskia River Bridge (Sadorus)
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NS Kaskaskia River Bridge (Sadorus)

(Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge #343.52)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Kaskaskia River west of Sadorus

Sadorus, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York and unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
65' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River

Significance:

Local