Lyons once had a Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) mainline and a Chicago & Illinois Western Railway (C&IW) mainline. Today, the ATSF is owned by BNSF Railway and the C&IW is owned by Canadian National Railway.
Random Bridges
BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)
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BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #11A)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Santa Fe over the Des Plaines River in Lyons
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1898
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
6-52' deck plate girder and 2-30' concrete slab
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River
Significance:
BNSF Harlem Avenue Bridge (Lyons)
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BNSF Harlem Avenue Bridge (Lyons)
(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #10AA)
This steel stringer bridge crosses Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue) in Lyons
Lyons, Cook County, Illinois to Forest View, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1931
by
Unknown
for
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design:
1-48' and 2-29' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue)
Significance:
CN Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)
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CN Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #7.3)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Western over the Des Plaines River in Lyons
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & Illinois Western Railroad
Design:
6-52' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River
Significance:
CN Harlem Avenue Bridge (Lyons)
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CN Harlem Avenue Bridge (Lyons)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #6.8)
This through plate girder bridge crosses Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue) in Lyons
Lyons, Cook County, Illinois to Forest View, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1931
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & Illinois Western Railroad
Design:
46' through plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 43 (Harlem Avenue)
Significance: