Gibson City once had three railroad lines serving the city, including a New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate) mainline, an Illinois Central Railroad (IC) secondary line and a Wabash Railroad mainline. Today, the Wabash and the Nickel Plate are owned by Norfolk Southern Railway, while Canadian National Railway owns the former IC.
Random Bridges
CN Bridge #114.1
CN Bridge #114.1
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-114.1)
This standard concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over a tributary of Drummer Creek southwest of Gibson City
Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1920
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
4-14' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over tributary of Drummer Creek
Significance:
CN Drummer Creek Bridge (Middle)
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CN Drummer Creek Bridge (Middle)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-110.6W)
This deck plate girder bridge is the middle of three unusual deck plate girder bridges over Drummer Creek
Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1937 using a span fabricated c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
60' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek
Significance:
CN Drummer Creek Bridge (North)
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CN Drummer Creek Bridge (North)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-110.6WW)
This deck plate girder bridge is the northern of three unusual deck plate girder bridges over Drummer Creek
Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1947
by
Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
65' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek
Significance:
CN Drummer Creek Bridge (South)
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CN Drummer Creek Bridge (South)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-110.6)
This deck plate girder bridge is the southern of three unusual deck plate girder bridges over Drummer Creek
Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1943 using spans fabricated c. 1892
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
51' deck plate girder and 4-14' concrete slab
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek
Significance:
NS Bridge #111.57
NS Bridge #111.57
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1305)
This standard steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed drainage ditch along Illinois Route 47 north of Gibson City
Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1930
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
2-17' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage ditch
Significance:
NS Drummer Creek Bridge
NS Drummer Creek Bridge
(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #826)
This through plate girder bridge once carried the Nickel Plate over Drummer Creek on the west side of Gibson City
Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1948
by
Unknown
for
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Design:
75' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek
Significance:
NS West Branch Drummer Creek Bridge
NS West Branch Drummer Creek Bridge
(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #827)
This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Nickel Plate over the West Branch of Drummer Creek west of Gibson City
Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1948
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Design:
40' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Drummer Creek
Significance: