Barrington once had a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) mainline and an Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJ&E) mainline. Today, the C&NW is owned by Union Pacific Railroad, and the EJ&E is owned by Canadian National Railway.
UP Flint Creek Bridge (Barrington)
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UP Flint Creek Bridge (Barrington)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #55)
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:
