This stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Waukegan River in Waukegan

Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1892

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 2-15' stone arch

Stone arch bridge over Waukegan River

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This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Tyler Creek on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

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Unknown

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 25' steel stringer

Steel stringer bridge over Tyler Creek

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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

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American Bridge Company of New York

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 2-29' trough floor steel stringer

Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Chase Road

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This stone and concrete arch bridge crosses Prairie Creek on the east side of Des Plaines

Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1883 and 1929

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Unknown and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway

Design: 2-15' stone arch (north tracks) and 2-15' concrete arch (south track)

Stone and concrete arch bridge over Prairie Creek

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This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Illinois Route 48 (Oakland Avenue) on the northwest side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

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Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois and Cope & Fisher of Decatur, Illinois

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Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad

Design: 2-53' through plate girders

Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 48 (Oakland Avenue)

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