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This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Winchester Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago
West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: City of Chicago
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1914
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Winchester Avenue
Significance:
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This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Sugar Creek on the west side of Dahinda
Dahinda, Knox County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1897
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
64' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek
Significance:
This steel stringer bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over Garfield Street
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Owner: City of Lincoln
Status: Open to Trail Traffic
Built 1909
by
Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
2-25' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Garfield Street
Significance:
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This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Kedzie Avenue north of the Sanitary & Ship Canal
South Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1898
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois and Winson Brothers Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
80' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Kedzie Avenue
Significance:
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This steel stringer bridge was built when US Highway 12 was relocated in the area.
Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1954
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Minnesota Highway Department
Design:
3-41' steel stringers
Description:
Steel Stringer bridge over US Highway 12
Significance:
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