This small stone arch culvert carries the Pecatonica Prairie Trail over Coolidge Creek west of Winnebago

Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Winnebago County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1860

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Coolidge Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Turtle Creek in South Beloit

South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4-60' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Turtle Creek

Significance:

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

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-32' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Broadway

Significance:

This unique helicoidal skew stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1882

by

H.T. Smith of Rockford, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
17' helicoidal skew stone arch

Description:
Helicoidal skew stone arch bridge over driveway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad)

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Turtle Creek in South Beloit

South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-69' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Turtle Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the South Fork of Kent Creek near Corbin Street in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

This standard Pratt pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the North Fork of Kent Creek

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
105' Pratt pony truss

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over North Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

This unusual through girder and pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Illinois Route 2 (Main Street) in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
73' double intersection Warren pony truss (center track) and 73' through plate girder (outer tracks)

Description:
Pony truss and through girder bridge over Illinois Route 2 (Main Street)

Significance:

This concrete box culvert once carried the Rockford & Interurban Railway over Coolidge Creek west of Winnebago

Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1903

by

Chicago Engineering & Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Rockford & Interurban Railway

Design:
8' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over Coolidge Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Prairie Hill Road north of Rockton

Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1965

by

Unknown and Shappert Engineering Company of Belvidere, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-41' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Prairie Hill Road

Significance: