This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Yellow Creek Drive on the east side of Freeport

Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
49' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Yellow Creek Drive

Significance:

This large through truss lift bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over the Mississippi River at Hastings

Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota to Hastings, Washington County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1910 and 1981

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
322' Warren through truss lift span, 147' Warren through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Warren through truss lift bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This massive through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Sylvan Slough in Rock Island

Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-114', 3-105', 1-95' through plate girders and 75' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sylvan Slough

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This large quadrangular through truss bridge crosses the CPKC line in Northbrook

Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
140' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over CPKC

Significance:

This iconic through truss bascule bridge carries Wells Street and the CTA Brown and Purple Lines over the Chicago River

Loop, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Near North Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; FitzSimons & Connell Dredge & Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois and Ketler-Elliott Erection Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

City of Chicago

Design:
268' Double deck Warren through truss bascule (double leaf fixed trunnion)

Description:
Double leaf Warren through truss bascule bridge over Chicago River

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