This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over 12th Street in St. Charles

St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1941

by

Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
16' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 12th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Dearborn Street

Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Junction Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dearborn Street

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over Illinois Route 31 (2nd Street) in St. Charles

St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1960

by

Unknown and Powers-Thompson Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
100' and 2-65' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 31 (2nd Street)

Significance:

This abandoned trough floor steel stringer bridge crosses Lawrence Avenue at Cicero Avenue

Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-36' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lawrence Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Prairie Avenue

Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Junction Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-25' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Prairie Avenue

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the South Fork of Kent Creek on the west side of Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Commonweath Edison

Status: Abandoned

Built 1918

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over S. Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Cheslea Creek along County Road S42

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Cerro Gordo County

Status: Abandoned

Built ca. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
Steel and timber stringer

Description:
Steel and timber stringer bridge over Cheslea Creek

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries an abandoned Union Pacific Railroad line over Wilson Avenue at Cicero Avenue

Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-19' concrete encased beam and 2-14' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Wilson Avenue

Significance:

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Sanitation Road, the Keokuk Junction Railway and the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad in Bartonville

Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-158', 1-137' and 3-118' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Sanitation Road, Keokuk Junction Railway and Tazewell & Peoria Railroad

Significance:

This historic deck truss bridge crosses the Kishwaukee River in Belvidere

Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1887

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-106' double intersection Warren deck trusses

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Kishwaukee River

Significance:

This massive Parker Through Truss bridge crosses the Missouri River alongside US Highway 30 at Blair

Blair, Washington County, Nebraska to California Junction, Harrison County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company (Gary Plant)

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-330' Parker through trusses, deck plate girder and steel stringer

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over the Cottonwood River east of Sanborn

Sanborn, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT)

Status: Abandoned

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Detroit Plant)

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River

Significance:

This historic quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once carried an abandoned railroad spur over the Fox River in Carpentersville

Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Removed

Built 1926 using a span fabricated c. 1880

by

Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
99' quadrangular lattice through truss, steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This abandoned stone arch bridge carries the abandoned Chicago Great Western Railway over a former alignment of Girot Hill Road

Rodden, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch over former alignement of Girot Hill Road

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carried the former Chicago Great Western Railway over an unnamed creek in Dodge Center

Dodge Center, Dodge County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Removed

Built ca. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Lost stone arch culvert over Unnamed Creek

Significance:

This abandoned stone arch bridge carried the Chicago Great Western Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch near Egan

Egan, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

This abandoned stone arch once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Lime Valley Creek next to County Road 5

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1887

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Lime Valley Creek

Significance:

This small trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of Ringwood

Ringwood, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1907

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
17' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage creek

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 31

St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: City of St. Charles

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1906

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
14' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of North Aurora

North Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1882

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert once carried the northern leg of a Chicago & North Western Railway wye over a ravine

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Deteriorating

Built 1886

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ravine

Significance:

This small stone railtop culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a drainage ditch along Minnesota Highway 22 west of St. Peter

St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Owner: City of St. Peter

Status: Open to trail traffic

Built 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4'x6' stone railtop culvert

Description:
Stone railtop culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

This small stone railtop culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a drainage ditch along Minnesota Highway 22 west of St. Peter

St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
6'x8' stone railtop culvert

Description:
Stone railtop culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the Sakatah Singing Hills Trail across an unnamed ravine on the north side of Mankato

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1886

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ravine

Significance:

This large through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the east channel of the Mississippi River at Clinton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Foundation Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
204' Parker through truss, 7-150' and 1-120' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 76' deck plate girder

Description:
Parker and quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This large through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over the main channel of the Mississippi River at Clinton

Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa to Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Foundation Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
462' through truss swing bridge, 186' Parker through truss, 150' quadrangular lattice through truss and 55' deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Western over the Des Plaines River in Lyons

Lyons, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Illinois Western Railroad

Design:
6-52' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue) in Lyons

Lyons, Cook County, Illinois to Forest View, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Illinois Western Railroad

Design:
46' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue)

Significance:

This through girder bridge carries an abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway line over Maple Creek north of Nickerson

Nickerson, Dodge County, Nebraska

Owner: Nebraska Trails Foundation

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
64' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Maple Creek

Significance:

This abandoned steel stringer bridge carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway of the Elgin Corrugated Box Company

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over former driveway

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the Elgin Branch of the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railway

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
62' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fox River Trail

Significance:

This unusual deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned railroad over the North Shore Channel south of Oakton Street

Skokie, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

George W. Jackson, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois and John T. Fanning & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Shore Channel

Significance:

This large deck truss viaduct carries the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over the Middle Fork Vermillion River between Jamesburg and Collison

Collison, Vermillion County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Transportation

Status: Abandoned

Built 1893

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
130' Warren deck truss, 2-60' and 2-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Middle Fork Vermillion River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses 18th Street on the west side of Independence

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1925

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-39' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 18th Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 62nd Avenue west of Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 62nd Avenue

Significance:

This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 6th Street in New Ulm

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 6th Street North

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over Broadway Street in New Ulm

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1909

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over sidewalk (former Broadway Street)

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses a farm driveway east of Lamberton

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over farm driveway

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses a farm driveway east of Lamberton

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1938 using a secondhand span fabricated 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over farm driveway

Significance:

This small deck girder bridge is built similar to a steel stringer, but is classified as a girder

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1916

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
26' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over farm access drive

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge crosses a cemetery entrance

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Lamberton Cemetery Driveway

Significance:

This late example of a stone arch carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway and unnamed creek alongside US Highway 14 between Eyota and Rochester

Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over private driveway and unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch near Judson

Judson, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1908

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over drainage ditch

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway across a drainage ditch in Waseca

Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1884

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over drainage ditch

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek parallel to US Highway 14 east of Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over an unnamed creek on the north side of Mankato

Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Cascade Creek north of Civic Center Drive in Rochester

Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-37' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cascade Creek

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert crosses Clinton Spring in Louisiana

Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
4' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Clinton Spring

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Coal Mine Creek between Springfield and Sanborn

Sanborn, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Coal Mine Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Cockrell Lane south of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
29' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Cockrell Lane

Significance:

This large quadrangular lattice through truss crosses the Cottonwood River between Sanborn and Lamberton

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
140' quadrangular lattice through truss, deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Cottonwood River and was fabricated by a relatively obscure builder

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1913

by

Modern Steel Structural Company of Waukesha, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-157', 1-148' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Cottonwood River

Significance:

This deck plate girder and trestle bridge crosses Crown Avenue west of Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crown Avenue

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge crosses Doxies Creek west of Armstrong

Armstrong, Howard County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch)

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
1-70', 2-47', 2-40' and 1-25' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Doxies Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Doxies Fork west of Armstrong

Armstrong, Howard County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch)

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
91', 80', and 58' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Doxies Fork

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad across Fremont Street in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1939 and 1966

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
46' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fremont Street/Mineral Springs Road

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Garvin Brook and County Road 120 near Lewiston

Lewiston, Winona County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Garvin Brook and County Road 120

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the ninth crossing of Garvin Brook along the former Chicago & North Western Railway

Stockton, Winona County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
84' through plate girder and 2-23' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Garvin Brook

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Hazel Street in Pearl

Pearl, Pike County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hazel Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Hoffman Drive (former US Highway 14) in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1935 and 1968

by

St. Paul Foundry & Manufacturing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota; Alley Construction Company of Faribault, Minnesota and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-39' steel stringers and 4 span concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Hoffman Drive

Significance:

This unique truss bridge crosses the Illinois River at Pearl

Pearl, Pike County, Illinois to Hillview, Greene County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900, 1913 and 1978

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
455' Warren through truss lift span, 5-117' Warren pony trusses and deck plate girder

Description:
Through truss lift bridge over Illinois River

Significance:

This standard through plate girder bridge crosses over Jade Avenue west of Lamberton

Lamberton, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Jade Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Lake Elysian Outlet west of Janesville

Janesville, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Elysian Outlet

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge crosses the Little Blue River on the southeast side of Independence

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
132' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Little Blue River

Significance:

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad over the Little Cottonwood River near Cambria

Cambria, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York and unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
90' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Little Cottonwood River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Little Noix Creek west of Louisiana

Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-58' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Little Noix Creek

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses Macoupin Creek in rural Greene County

Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1889 and 1901

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
175' Pratt through truss and 49' deck plate girder

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Macoupin Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Masten Creek in Kasson

Kasson, Dodge County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-25' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Masten Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Minnesota Highway 4 in downtown Sleepy Eye

Sleepy Eye, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1940

by

Illinois Steel Bridge Company of Jacksonville, Illinois and Megarry Brothers of St. Cloud, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-38' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Minnesota Highway 4

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is the eastern crossing of Noix Creek along this route

Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-71' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Noix Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the western crossing of Noix Creek along this route

Vera, Pike County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-51' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Noix Creek

Significance:

This historic deck plate girder bridge crosses an overflow of Macoupin Creek in rural Greene County

Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1884 and 1948

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
1-36' and 2-35' deck plate girders and 2-18' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Macoupin Creek

Significance:

This concrete encased stone arch bridge stands tall across Piasa Creek near Delhi

Delhi, Jersey County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1881 and encased 1918

by

Unknown and Stresenreuter, Cotton & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
5-37' concrete encased stone arches

Description:
Concrete encased stone arch bridge over Piasa Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Plum Creek west of Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
75' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Plum Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Riverside Avenue in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1901

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Riverside Avenue

Significance:

This tall deck plate viaduct crosses Route AA and Unnamed Creek east of Bowling Green

Bowling Green, Pike County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
75', 55' and 27' deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Route AA and Unnamed Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the South Fork Whitewater River in Eyota

Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Whitewater River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the South Fork Whitewater River alongside US Highway 14 between Dover and Eyota

Dover, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
63' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Whitewater River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the South Fork Whitewater River alongside US Highway 14 west of Dover

Dover, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
72' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Fork Whitewater River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over School Street on the east side of Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant) and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over School Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Straight River in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-62' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over US Highway 14 west of Eyota

Eyota, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-44' and 1-38' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Highway 14

Significance:

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway across West Street in Janesville

Janesville, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1916

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
35' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Zumbro River next to Silver Lake Drive in Rochester

Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-74' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Zumbro River

Significance:

This through plate girder and steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific Harvard Subdivision over the Union Pacific McHenry Subdivision in Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1927

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' through plate girder (north tracks), 2 span steel stringer (south track)

Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Colfax Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Colfax Street

Significance:

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Hamlin Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-21' and 2-12' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Hamlin Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Ridge Avenue and Lincoln Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-100' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ridge Avenue and Lincoln Street

Significance:

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Simpson Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-25' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Simpson Street

Significance:

This large Strauss trunnion bascule bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over the North Branch Chicago River

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1916

by

American Bridge Company of New York; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois and Kelly-Atkinson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
180' Warren through truss Strauss trunnion bascule span and deck plate girder

Description:
Strauss trunnion bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

This stone arch bridge is the eastern of two similar structures which carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek at Lake Park in Delavan

Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: City of Delavan

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This stone arch bridge is the western of two similar structures which carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek at Lake Park in Delavan

Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: City of Delavan

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
14' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over 12th Street in New Ulm

New Ulm, Brown County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
31' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over 12th Street

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway on the west side of Waseca

Waseca, Waseca County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
18' steel stringer

Description:
Lost steel stringer bridge over driveway

Significance:

This deck plate girder once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Oak Avenue in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (Final Owner)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1894

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Oak Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over the South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River west of Oronoco

Oronoco, Olmsted County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
3-71' and 1-60' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over S. Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad alongside Minnesota Highway 23

Florence, Lyon County, Minnesota

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Willmar & Sioux Falls Railway

Design:
53' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge carries the Fox River Trail over an unnamed creek in the Fox River Shores Forest Preserve

Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Mill Creek south of Batavia

Batavia, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1915 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
72' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Mill Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Norfolk Southern Railway and Industrial Drive near Curran

Curran, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built 1912

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
68' through plate girder and 50' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway and Industrial Drive

Significance:

This historic lattice deck truss bridge carries the abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway over Lick Creek northwest of Chatham

Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built 1921 using spans fabricated 1883

by

Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-125' and 1-119' quadruple intersection lattice deck truss and 2-37' concrete arch skeleton abutment

Description:
Historic lattice deck truss bridge over Lick Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway over Mansion Road northwest of Chatham

Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development

Built 1912

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mansion Road

Significance:

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Old US Route 54 (former Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad) near the small town of Curran

Curran, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912 and 1923

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
89' through plate girder and 2-13' concrete encased beams

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Old US Route 54 (former Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad)

Significance:

This large through truss bridge crosses the Missouri River at Glasgow

Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri to West Glasgow, Saline County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
1-339' and 3-311' Parker through trusses, deck truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This small concrete arch culvert carries the Great Western Trail over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 64 in Wasco

Campton Hills, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
5' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Great Western Trail over a farm entrance along Illinois Route 64 east of Virgil

Virgil, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
11' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over farm entrance

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Great Western Trail over a farm entrance along Illinois Route 64 east of Virgil

Virgil, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
14' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over farm entrance

Significance:

This stone arch bridge carries the Great Western Trail across the East Branch DuPage River in Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over East Branch DuPage River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Great Western Trail over Illinois Route 47 in Lily Lake

Lily Lake, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1939

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
67' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 47

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the Great Western Trail over an unnamed drainage ditch along Illinois Route 64 east of Sycamore

Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: DeKalb County Forest Preserve District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Big Sioux River near 10th Street in Hawarden

Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa to Alcester, Union County, South Dakota

Owner: D&I Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1913

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-145', 2-144' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 13-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

This abandoned through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over the Interurban Trail (former Illinois Terminal Railroad) in Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: City of Springfield

Status: Abandoned

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
1-34', 1-23' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interurban Trail (former Illinois Terminal Railroad)

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert once carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek on the southwest side of Hopedale

Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert once carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek southwest of Hopedale

Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Farm Creek near Jefferson Street in Washington

Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: City of Washington

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Farm Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway over 4th Street in Pawnee

Pawnee, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder and 2-12' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries an out of service railroad over Elm Street in Taylorville

Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1915

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elm Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway over Horse Creek in Pawnee

Pawnee, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
2-75', 1-60', and 1-45' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Horse Creek

Significance:

This small concrete arch bridge crosses Panther Creek on the northwest side of Taylorville

Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Panther Creek

Significance:

This massive subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway over the Sangamon River near Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
198' subdivided Warren through truss, 7-30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Sangamon River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sangchris Lake (Clear Creek) in Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangchris Lake (Clear Creek)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sangchris Lake (Branch of Clear Creek) west of Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangchris Lake (Branch of Clear Creek)

Significance:

This small concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek near Sanford Avenue in Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This iconic Strauss trunnion bascule bridge carries the original Chicago & North Western Railway line over the North Branch of the Chicago River

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

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1908

by

Toledo-Massillon Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
170' Warren through truss Strauss trunnion bascule and 27' deck plate girder

Description:
Strauss trunnion bascule bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

This abandoned deck plate girder bridge crosses the North Branch Chicago River in LaBagh Woods

North Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1928

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' deck plate girder

Description:
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is one of the few remains of the Chicago Great Western in Le Roy

Le Roy, Mower County, Minnesota

Owner: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1903

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
5 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Upper Iowa River

Significance:

This large through truss swing bridge crosses the Mississippi River at Louisiana

Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri to East Louisiana, Pike County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1897, 1898, 1905 and 1945

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
442' through truss swing span, Pratt through truss and Warren through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This small concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an unnamed creek northeast of Grant Park

Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Kinser Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago Southern Railway

Design:
15' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed branch of Pike Creek

Significance:

This small concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an unnamed creek southeast of Grant Park

Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Kinser Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago Southern Railway

Design:
15' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This modern through girder bridge carries the Minnesota River Bluffs Trail over the West Chaska Creek diversion channel in Chaska

Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota

Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1986

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through girder bridge over West Chaska Creek Diversion Channel

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Southwest Service over 63rd Street

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad

Design:
1-44', 1-36' through plate girder (east tracks); 70' through plate girder (west tracks)

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 63rd Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Southwest Service over 64th Street

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 64th Street

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad over Arcadia Road in Rondout

Rondout, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Transportation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1904

by

Rudolph S. Blome Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Milwaukee Electric

Design:
32' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Arcadia Road

Significance:

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 through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway in Owatonna

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1901

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

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 historic quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the Pecatonica River west of Ridott

Ridott, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Commonweath Edison

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1887

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-125' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Pecatonica River

Significance:

This iconic through truss bridge crosses the Missouri River between Pierre and Fort Pierre

Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota to Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Arthur McMullen & Company of Evanston, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
446' through truss swing span, 4-350' Pennsylvania through trusses, deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Missouri River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Crystal Creek in Algonquin

Algonquin, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: McHenry County Conservation District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crystal Creek

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Fox River in Algonquin

Algonquin, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: McHenry County Conservation District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1891

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over La Fox River Drive in Algonquin

Algonquin, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: McHenry County Conservation District

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
51' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over La Fox River Drive

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Nippersink Creek south of Richmond

Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Nippersink Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the North Branch of Nippersink Creek in Richmond

Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
66' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Branch Nippersink Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses 8th Street in Sturgis

Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 8th Street

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in rural Stanley County

Wendte, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1886

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
142' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in rural Stanley County

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
131' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in rural Stanley County

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
131' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River west of Fort Pierre

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1887

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River west of Fort Pierre

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1885

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in Fort Pierre

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
140' quadrangular lattice through truss, through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River in Fort Pierre

Fort Pierre, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-131' quadrangular lattice through trusses, steel stringer and timber trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River between Midland and Philip

Midland, Haakon County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1887

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss, steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River between Midland and Philip

Midland, Haakon County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1928 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1886

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
142' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River west of Midland

Midland, Haakon County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1928 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1886

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
142' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Bad River near the ghost town of Capa

Capa, Jones County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1928 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1885

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Bad River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Beaver Creek in Buffalo Gap

Buffalo Gap, Custer County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company (Gary, Indiana Plant) and M.F. Morrissey Co of Chadron, Nebraska

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Beaver Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Belle Fourche River in Belle Fourche

Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder and concrete modular girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Belle Fourche River

Significance:

This Quadrangular lattice through truss crosses Boxelder Creek in Black Hawk

Black Hawk, Pennington County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1915 using spans fabricated c. 1880

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-127' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss over Boxelder Creek

Significance:

This large Pratt through truss bridge crosses the Cheyenne River near Oral

Oral, Fall River County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using secondhand trusses fabricated 1898

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-172', 1-196' Pratt through trusses, deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Cheyenne River

Significance:

This unique through truss bridge crosses the Cheyenne River east of Wasta

Wasta, Pennington County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927 using two spans fabricated 1887

and fabricated by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4 span through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through truss bridge over Cheyenne River

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge crosses Lincoln County Ditch #14 east of Tyler

Tyler, Lincoln County, Minnesota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Lincoln County Ditch #14

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Medicine Creek east of Blunt

Blunt, Hughes County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Medicine Creek

Significance:

This double intersection Warren pony truss once crossed the North Fork Bad River on the west side of Philip

Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: Destroyed by Derailment; Replaced by New Bridge

Built 1927 using a secondhand truss fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
84' double intersection Warren pony truss and trestle

Description:
Lost double intersection Warren pony truss over North Fork Bad River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Pierre Street in downtown Pierre

Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-37' through plate girders and 2-16' steel stringers

Description:
Trough floor through plate girder bridge over Pierre Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Plum Creek in rural Stanley County

Wendte, Stanley County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Clinton Bridge Works of Clinton, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Plum Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Redwater River in Belle Fourche

Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
65' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Redwater River

Significance:

This double intersection lattice deck truss bridge crosses the Redwood River near the ghost town of Burchard

Florence, Lyon County, Minnesota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1902 and 1913

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
128' riveted Double intersection Warren deck truss and deck girder

Description:
Double intersection lattice deck truss bridge over Redwood River

Significance:

This Pratt through truss bridge crosses Whitewood Creek in Whitewood

Whitewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using a secondhand truss fabricated 1898

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
175' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Whitewood Creek

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert crosses an unnamed drainage ditch near Verdi

, Lincoln County, Minnesota

Owner: Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

This unique through truss swing bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the Minnesota River and is among the oldest surviving movable bridges in the United States

New Ulm, Minnesota, Minnesota to Courtland, Nicollet County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Open to traffic but used sparingly

Built 1880

by

Rust and Coolidge of Chicago, Illinois and Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
206' pin connected camelback through truss swing span and 2-130' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Historic through truss swing bridge over Minnesota River

Significance:

This through truss vertical lift bridge crosses the Mississippi River alongside Robert Street

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
192' Pratt through truss lift span and 8-79' deck plate girders

Description:
Vertical lift bridge over Mississippi River

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 Sangamon Valley Trail over Illinois Route 97 (Jefferson Street) on the west side of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
42' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 97 (Jefferson Street)

Significance:

This massive deck truss bridge carries the Sangmaon Valley Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over the Sangamon River northwest of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912, 1921 and c. 1975

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio; American Bridge Company of New York; Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-150' double intersection Warren deck truss, 3-85' and 1-60' deck plate girder and 40' steel stringer

Description:
Double intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Sangamon River

Significance:

This historic lattice deck truss bridge carries the Sangamon Valley Trail (former Chicago & North Western Railway) over Spring Creek on the west side of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1919 and 1921 using spans fabricated 1883, 1912 and 1921

by

Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois; King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio; Ameran Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
119' lattice deck truss, 2-85' and 1-60' deck plate girders and 3-11' concrete arch skeleton abutment

Description:
Historic lattice deck truss bridge over Spring Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Sangamon Valley Trail over Washington Street and an unnamed creek on the west side of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1924

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-65' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Washington Street

Significance:

This historic pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the former Illinois Central Railroad near Stearns Road in South Elgin

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1887

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
87' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Canadian National Railway

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over the Fox River in St. Charles

St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1956

by

Unknown and John P. Abrahamson Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6-66' and 2-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries a trail over Stinson Creek in Fulton

Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri

Owner: City of Fulton

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902 using a span fabricated 1878

by

Kellogg Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railway

Design:
144' Pratt through truss and trestle

Description:
Historic Pratt through truss bridge over Stinson Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over North Kinnikinnick Creek

Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Roscoe Township

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
72' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over North Kinnikinnick Creek

Significance:

This large stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over South Kinnikinnick Creek

Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Roscoe Township

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1882

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over South Kinnikinnick Creek

Significance:

This iconic double stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Peterson Creek and County Road 120 east of Lewiston

Lewiston, Winona County, Minnesota

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1882

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-32' stone arch

Description:
Double stone arch bridge over Peterson Creek and County Road 120

Significance:

This attractive pony truss bridge was reused as an overpass to carry 3rd Street over the former Chicago & Alton Railroad in Delavan

Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: City of Delavan

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1907 using a span fabricated c. 1878

by

Kellogg Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
63' double intersection Warren pony truss and 17' timber stringer

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Canadian National Railway

Significance:

This attractive stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Townhall Road and Brennemann Creek southwest of Hopedale

Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Hopedale Township

Status: Abandoned

Built 1889

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-17' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Townhall Road and Brennemann Creek

Significance:

This abandoned stone arch bridge is the northern of two parallel arches west of Pearl

Pearl, Pike County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1870

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 467th Street

Significance:

This stone arch bridge is the southern of two parallel arches west of Pearl

Pearl, Pike County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1889

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 467th Street

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 20th Street in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
25' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 20th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses 95th Street southeast of Blue Earth

Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1915

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
55' through plate girder and trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 95th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 9th Street in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
41' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 9th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Cragin Industrial Lead over Addison Street

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
41' through plate girder and 2-11' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Addison Street

Significance:

This unusual through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Addison Street and Lincoln Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1959

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5 span flared through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Addison Street and Lincoln Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Armitage Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
43' and 2-16' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Armitage Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Northwest Line over Armitage Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago

Logan Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
62' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Armitage Avenue

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Ashland Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-27' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Ashland Avenue

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines across Augusta Boulevard near Racine Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-22' and 2-13' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Augusta Boulevard

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Ball Street in Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ball Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Balmoral Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Balmoral Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Barry Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Barry Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Belmont Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Belmont Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Berteau Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Berteau Avenue

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses an industrial driveway along Hubbard Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Blommer Chocolate Driveway

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Bloom Street in Highwood

Highwood, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
48' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Bloom Street

Significance:

This stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch near 14th Avenue Sterling

Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

This small stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek south of Lexington

Lexington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1880 and c. 1887

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This small deck plate girder bridge crosses an unnamed creek along County Road 2200N near the small town of Royal

Royal, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913 reusing a span fabricated 1906

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This small concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek near Wood Street on the south side of Bloomington

Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
8' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This small stone and concrete arch culvert carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek south of Funks Grove

Funks Grove, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1880 and c. 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
8' stone and concrete arch culvert

Description:
Stone and concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway in South Beloit

South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1935 using spans fabricated 1912 and c. 1905

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over driveway

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1885

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek near Kickapoo Creek Road in Bartonville

Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed 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 trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Bryn Mawr Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-21' and 2-12' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Bryn Mawr Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad mainline over Capitol Avenue in Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
1-41' and 2-23' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Capitol Avenue

Significance:

This small concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Carlton Court in South Elgin

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
11' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Carlton Court

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Chase Road south of Fulton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-29' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Chase Road

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over Illinois Route 1 (Chicago Road) north of Crete

Crete, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/CSX Corporation

Status:

Built c. 1915

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
48' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 1 (Chicago Road)

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Chicago Street in Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
42' deck plate girder, and 17' and 18' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chicago Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Cornelia Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Cornelia Avenue

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over Corning Road south of Beecher

Beecher, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Corning Road

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over County Road 700N north of Green Valley

Green Valley, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
35' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road 700N

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over County Road 69 (former US Highway 69) in Shakopee

Shakopee, Scott County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1957

by

Unknown and Kraus-Anderson Construction Company of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-100', 1-99', 1-80' and 1-77' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over County Road 69 (Business US Highway 169)

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Davis Street along US Highway 14 in Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
32' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Davis Street

Significance:

This small stone and concrete arch culvert carries the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over Deer Creek

Crete, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built c. 1890 and c. 1915

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
11' stone and concrete arch culvert

Description:
Stone and concrete arch culvert over Deer Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Deerpath Road in Lake Forest

Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
51' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Deerpath Road

Significance:

This large through plate girder bridge crosses the Des Plaines River in downtown Des Plaines

Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910 and 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-84', 1-60' and 1-50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Des Plaines River in Lions Woods Forest Preserve

Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-65' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over the Des Plaines River between River Forest and Maywood

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois to Maywood, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923 and c. 1980

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-55' deck plate girders and 2-40' steel stringers

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North and Northwest Lines over Des Plaines Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-26' and 2-17' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Des Plaines Street

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Des Plaines Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-26' and 2-17' trough floor steel stringer; 1-56', 2-17' trough floor through plate girder

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Des Plaines Street

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Division Street in Bloomington

Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1922 and 1929

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-18' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Division Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad mainline over Dodge Street in Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
1-35' and 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dodge Street

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Dutch Creek south of Ringwood

Ringwood, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Dutch Creek

Significance:

This large stone and concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the East Branch DuPage River near Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1923

by

Unknown and Widell Company of Mankato, Minnesota

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-32' stone and concrete arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over East Branch DuPage River

Significance:

This through girder and steel stringer bridge crosses the Eisenhower Expressway, Congress Parkway and Van Buren Street

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897 and 1952

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
2-70' through plate girders and steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Eisenhower Expressway, Congress Parkway and Van Buren Street

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once crossed the Elkhorn River west of Arlington

Arlington, Washington County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge upstream

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
160' quadrangular lattice through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Lost quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Elkhorn River

Significance:

This steel stringer and trestle bridge is the middle crossing of Fish Creek in Blair

Blair, Washington County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
30' steel stringer and trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Fish Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Fish Creek north of US Highway 30

Blair, Washington County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-85' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fish Creek

Significance:

This trough floor deck plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Northwest line over Flint Creek along US Route 14 west of Barrington

Barrington, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
42' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Flint Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over Forked Creek near Kankakee Street in Wilmington

Wilmington, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1884, 1929 and 1930

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan; American Bridge Company of New York and McClintic-Marshall Corporation of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
4-41' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Forked Creek

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Foss Park Avenue

North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-18' and 1-9' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Foss Park Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Foster Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foster Avenue (US Highway 41)

Significance:

This Warren deck truss bridge carries the Union Pacific Northwest line over the Fox River along US Route 14 between Cary and Fox River Grove

Cary, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-120' Warren deck trusses

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is the western of two parallel railroad bridges across the Fox River at this location

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-80' and 3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Fox River in Geneva

Geneva, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-74' and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Franklin Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-27' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Franklin Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Fullerton Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
53' and 2-18' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fullerton Avenue

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Fulton Street at Milwaukee Avenue

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois