Railroad Bridges in McHenry CountyIllinois


McHenry County is located in northeast Illinois, and is one of the outer counties of the Chicagoland Area. The seat is Woodstock, while the largest city is Crystal Lake.

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #694

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #694

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

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Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 17' trough floor steel stringer

Trough floor steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage creek

Significance:

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Crystal Lake Railroad Crossing

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Crystal Lake Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #61)

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

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

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

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

Through plate girder and steel stringer bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

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Prairie Trail - Crystal Creek Bridge

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Prairie Trail - Crystal Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #656)

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

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 50' deck plate girder

Deck plate girder bridge over Crystal Creek

Significance:

Local

Prairie Trail - Fox River Bridge

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Prairie Trail - Fox River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #655)

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

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Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 3-75' deck plate girders

Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

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Prairie Trail - La Fox River Drive Bridge

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Prairie Trail - La Fox River Drive Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #655 1/2)

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

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 51' through plate girder

Through plate girder bridge over La Fox River Drive

Significance:

Local