This deck plate girder bridge replaced a visually appealing lattice through truss bridge and consists of spans sourced from another location

Cherry Valley, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1988 using spans fabricated c. 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-70' deck plate girders and 1-32' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kishwaukee River

Significance:

This large through truss bridge once carried the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Rock River in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: City of Rockford

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1896 and 1929 using spans fabricated 1898

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
5-150' Pratt through trusses and 2-63' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over North Kinnikinnick Creek

Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Roscoe Township

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
72' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over North Kinnikinnick Creek

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 20th Street in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
25' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 20th Street

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Keith Creek in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Keith Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Tay Street and the South Fork of Kent Creek

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Tay Street and South Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 9th Street in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
41' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 9th Street

Significance:

This large Pratt pony truss bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over the Rock River in Rockton

Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4-120' Pratt pony trusses and 5-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a short spur of the original Chicago & North Western Railway line between Rockford and Kenosha over Spring Creek

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Milwaukee Road over Gleasman Road west of Loves Park

Loves Park, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1943 using a span fabricated c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
38' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Gleasman Road

Significance: