Beecher once had a Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad (C&EI) mainline and a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) branch line. Today, the C&EI is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad and CSX, while the Milwaukee Road has been abandoned.
UP Corning Road Bridge
UP Corning Road Bridge
(Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Bridge #388)
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:
