Will County , Illinois

Railroad Bridges in Will County , Illinois

Will County is located in northeast Illinois. It is one of the collar counties of the Chicagoland Area. The seat and largest city are both Joliet.

Cities Joliet Wilmington Custer Park New Lenox Rockdale Beecher Mokena Crete

Random Bridges

BNSF 5th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #38B)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over 5th Avenue in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-42' and 2-15' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 5th Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Scott Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36E)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Scott Street on the north side of Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
2-61' and 2-36' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Scott Street

Significance:

Local

Wauponsee Glacial Trail - Forked Creek Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1141)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102 northeast of Custer Park

Custer Park, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Will County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-100' and 1-50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102

Significance:

Local

BNSF I&M Canal Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36A)

This massive Baltimore through truss bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over the Illinois & Michigan Canal in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1935

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
200' Baltimore through truss

Description:
Baltimore through truss bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Ohio Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36F)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Ohio Street on the north side of Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-44' and 2-13' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ohio Street

Significance:

Local

UP Forked Creek Bridge (Wilmington)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #52.50)

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over Forked Creek near Kankakee Street in Wilmington

Wilmington, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1884, 1929 and 1930

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and McClintic-Marshall Corporation of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
4-41' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Forked Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Joliet Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #407)

This massive through truss vertical lift bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over the Des Plaines River in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1932

American Bridge Company of New York and Herlihy Mid-Continent Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
306' subdivided polygonal Warren through truss lift span and 1-151' and 1-101' subdivided Warren through truss

Description:
Through truss lift bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Regional

UP Deer Creek Arch (Crete)

(Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Bridge #296)

This small stone and concrete arch culvert carries the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over Deer Creek

Crete, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built c. 1890 and c. 1915

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
11' stone and concrete arch culvert

Description:
Stone and concrete arch culvert over Deer Creek

Significance:

Local

Joliet Junction Trail Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carried the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway mainline in Rockdale

Rockdale, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Will County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1905

Unknown and Keltie Stone Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Rockdale, Joliet & Lockport Terminal Railway

Design:
1-68', 1-45' and 1-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over CSX Corporation

Significance:

Local

CSX Richards Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #399)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former joint tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad over Richards Street in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1910

American Bridge Company of New York and Newkirk & Powers Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad

Design:
1-45' and 2-15' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Richards Street

Significance:

Local