Railroad Bridges in Kane CountyIllinois

Kane County is located in northeast Illinois, and is one of the outer counties of the Chicagoland Area. The seat is Geneva, while the largest city is Aurora.
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Abandoned 12th Street Bridge (St. Charles)
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Abandoned 12th Street Bridge (St. Charles)

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #C37.11)

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

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Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago Great Western Railway

Design: 16' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over 12th Street

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Abandoned Fox River Bridge (Aurora)
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Abandoned Fox River Bridge (Aurora)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.07)

This abandoned deck plate girder bridge carried the original Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Fox River north of North Avenue

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1901

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design: 6-76' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

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Abandoned IL Route 31 Bridge (St. Charles)
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Abandoned IL Route 31 Bridge (St. Charles)

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #C36.52)

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

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Unknown and Powers-Thompson Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago Great Western Railway

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

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

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AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Bridge
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AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Bridge

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company over an unnamed creek near Woodcliff Station in South Elgin

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Fox River Trolley Museum

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Company

Design: 18' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

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AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (Middle)
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AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (Middle)

This small concrete box culvert carries the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company over an unnamed creek in South Elgin

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Fox River Trolley Museum

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Company

Design: 8' concrete box culvert

Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

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