Random Bridges

CSX East Fork Nettle Creek Bridge

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CSX East Fork Nettle Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #621)

This large stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over the East Fork of Nettle Creek in Morris

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1874

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
30' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Nettle Creek

Significance:

Moderate

IV East Fork Nettle Creek Bridge

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IV East Fork Nettle Creek Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway over the East Fork Nettle Creek

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: City of Morris

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Nettle Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Morris Interurban Crossing

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Morris Interurban Crossing

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #620)

This small concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over a pedestrian walkway (former Fox and Illinois Union Railway)

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built c. 1915

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over a pedestrian walkway (former Fox and Illinois Union Railway)

Significance:

Local

Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge

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Morris Terminal Railroad Bridge

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway spur over the Illinois and Michigan Canal

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built c. 1905 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Morris Terminal Railroad/Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
125' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Illinois and Michigan Canal

Significance:

Regional