DePue once had a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway mainline, a New York Central Railroad branch line, a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway branch line and an interurban line. Today, the Rock Island is owned by Iowa Interstate Railroad, while the remaining lines have been abandoned.
DePue Interurban Crossing
DePue Interurban Crossing
(New York Central Railroad Bridge #186.03)
This abandoned concrete arch bridge crosses the long abandoned Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway in DePue
DePue, Bureau County, Illinois
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1907
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad
Design:
15' concrete arch
Description:
Concrete arch bridge over abandoned Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway
Significance: