This small concrete encased beam bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Carlton Court in South Elgin

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
11' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Carlton Court

Significance:

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:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the East Branch of Big Rock Creek west of Big Rock

Big Rock, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960 using spans fabricated 1911 and 1926

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
75' and 2-39' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Branch Big Rock Creek

Significance:

This historic pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the former Illinois Central Railroad near Stearns Road in South Elgin

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1887

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
87' double intersection Warren pony truss

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

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over the Fox River in St. Charles

St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1956

by

Unknown and John P. Abrahamson Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6-66' and 2-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries the Aurora Branch of the Illinois Prairie Path over the Indian Creek nears Farnsworth Avenue in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Fox Valley Park District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio

for

Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway

Design:
2-15' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Indian Creek

Significance:

This unusual concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Illinois Route 25 (Broadway) and Clark Street in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-27', 2-25', 2-14' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Illinois Route 25 (Broadway) and Clark Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the Elgin Branch of the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railway

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
62' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fox River Trail

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Lake Street (Illinois Route 31) in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-40', 1-20', 1-15' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Illinois Route 31 (Lake Street)

Significance:

This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries the Virgil Gilman Nature Trail over the Fox River in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Fox Valley Park District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1897

by

Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
2-130' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River

Significance: