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This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Indian Creek on the east side of Earlville
Earlville, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1886 and 1941
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad West Burlington, Iowa Shop and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
67' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Indian Creek
Significance:
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This through plate girder bridge across Hermitage Avenue is one of several similar structures along the former Grand Trunk Western 49th Street Line
New City, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: Abandoned
Built 1907
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Design:
45' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hermitage Avenue
Significance:
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway mainline over an unnamed tributary of Beargrass Creek along US Highway 12 near Rodell
Rodell, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1899 and 1907
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Design:
30' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed tributary of Beargrass Creek
Significance:
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Washington Creek west of Dassel
Dassel, Meeker County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1919
by
Unknown
for
Great Northern Railway
Design:
1-80', 2-60' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Washington Creek
Significance:
This deck plate girder bridge crosses the South Fork Sagnamon River along Illinois Route 48 southwest of Taylorville
Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
4-75' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Fork Sangamon River
Significance:
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