Shappert Engineering Company of Belvidere, Illinois


CPKC Prairie Hill Road Bridge

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CPKC Prairie Hill Road Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #E-224)

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:

Minimal

UP I-90 Bridge (Belvidere)

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UP I-90 Bridge (Belvidere)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #428 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Interstate 90 west of Belvidere

Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1958

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Shappert Engineering Company of Belvidere, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Illinois State Toll Highway Commission

Design:
2-76' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 90

Significance:

Local