Railroad Bridges in Kane County , Illinois
Kane County is located in northeast Illinois, and is one of the outer counties of the Chicagoland Area. The seat is Geneva, while the largest city is Aurora.
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Hurds Island Railroad Bridge (West)
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Hurds Island Railroad Bridge (West)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.44)
This large concrete arch bridge is the eastern of two structures carrying the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Fox River at Hurds Island
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1920
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
3-65' open spandrel concrete arch
Description:
Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Fox River
Significance:
CPKC Tyler Creek Bridge (West)
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CPKC Tyler Creek Bridge (West)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-121)
This large stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Tyler Creek on the west side of Elgin
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1893
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
18' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over Tyler Creek
Significance:
Fox River Trail - Unnamed Creek Culvert (Elgin, South)
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Fox River Trail - Unnamed Creek Culvert (Elgin, South)
This concrete box culvert carries the Fox River Trail over an unnamed creek near Dwight Street in Elgin
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1901
by
Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio
for
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway
Design:
5' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
Abandoned Fox River Bridge (Aurora)
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Abandoned Fox River Bridge (Aurora)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.07)
This abandoned deck plate girder bridge carried the original Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Fox River north of North Avenue
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1901
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
6-76' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River
Significance:
BNSF Aurora Viaduct
BNSF Aurora Viaduct
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #37.38)
This lengthy concrete slab viaduct carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over a number of city streets in downtown Aurora
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1922
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
78 span concrete slab viaduct
Description:
Concrete slab viaduct over city streets and parking lots
Significance:
UP Ball Street Bridge (Elgin)
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UP Ball Street Bridge (Elgin)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #339 3/4)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Ball Street in Elgin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1931
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
45' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ball Street
Significance:
BNSF North Avenue Bridge (Aurora)
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BNSF North Avenue Bridge (Aurora)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.04)
This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over North Avenue in Aurora
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1922
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
for
Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over North Avenue
Significance:
Fox River Trail - Fox River Shores Bridge
Fox River Trail - Fox River Shores Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #648)
This small steel stringer bridge carries the Fox River Trail over an unnamed creek in the Fox River Shores Forest Preserve
Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
16' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
Great Western Trail - IL Route 47 Bridge
Great Western Trail - IL Route 47 Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #44.76)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the Great Western Trail over Illinois Route 47 in Lily Lake
Lily Lake, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1939
by
Lakeside Bridge Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Cephas Williams Construction Company of Streator, Illinois
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
67' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 47
Significance:
Carpentersville Railroad Bridge
Carpentersville Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #636A)
This historic quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once carried an abandoned railroad spur over the Fox River in Carpentersville
Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Removed
Built 1926 using a span fabricated c. 1880
by
Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
99' quadrangular lattice through truss, steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Fox River
Significance:
