This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Rock River west of Nelson

Nelson, Lee County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889 and strengthened 1929

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-146' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance: