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 deck plate girder bridge is the western of two parallel railroad bridges across the Fox River at this location

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-80' and 3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Spring Street in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-24' and 2-11' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Spring Street

Significance:

This lengthy concrete slab viaduct carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over a number of city streets in downtown Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

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:

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of North Aurora

North Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1882

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete box culvert carries the Fox River Trail over an unnamed creek near Wellington Avenue in Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

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:

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 through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over the reverse concurrency of US Route 20/Illinois Route 47/Illinois Route 72 at Starks

Pingree Grove, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1935

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
66' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Route 20/Illinois Route 47/Illinois Route 72

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 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: