Freeport once had a number of railroads, including two Illinois Central Railroad (IC) mainlines, an IC branch line, a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) secondary line, and a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) secondary line. Today, Canadian National Railway owns the east/west IC mainline, while the north/south mainline has been abandoned. The IC branch line is now part of the Jane Addams Trail, and the C&NW line is now part of the Pecatonica Prairie Path. The Milwaukee Road is largely abandoned.
Random Bridges
CN Browns Mill Road Bridge
CN Browns Mill Road Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-108.9)
This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Browns Mill Road east of Freeport
Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1927
by
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
1-21', 2-14', 2-12' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Browns Mill Road
Significance:
CN Rock City Road Bridge
CN Rock City Road Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-106.4)
This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Rock City Road east of Freeport
Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1918
by
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
2-19' and 4-14' concrete slab
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Rock City Road
Significance:
CN Yellow Creek Bridge (Freeport)
/45735.JPG)
CN Yellow Creek Bridge (Freeport)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-111.8)
This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Yellow Creek on the east side of Freeport
Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1904
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
150' Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Yellow Creek
Significance:
CN Yellow Creek Drive Bridge
CN Yellow Creek Drive Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-111.7)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Yellow Creek Drive on the east side of Freeport
Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
49' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Yellow Creek Drive
Significance:
Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge
Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #R-2.9)
This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries the Jane Addams Trail over the Pecatonica River west of Freeport
Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois
Owner: Freeport Park District
Status:
Built 1887
by
Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
175' Pratt through truss
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River
Significance:
