Ottawa once had a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway (Rock Island) mainline, a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) secondary line and an interurban line. Today, the Rock Island is owned by Iowa Interstate Railroad, while the CB&Q is owned by Illinois Railway. The interurban line has been abandoned.
Random Bridges
CSX Fox River Bridge
CSX Fox River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #839)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over the Fox River near Champlain Street in Ottawa
Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: CSX Corporation
Status: In Use
Built 1951, using spans fabricated c. 1900 and 1919
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
4-79', 1-67' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River
Significance:
I&M Canal Trail - Fox River Bridge
I&M Canal Trail - Fox River Bridge
This deck plate girder bridge formerly carried the Illinois Traction System over the Fox River and Champlain Street in Ottawa
Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: City of Ottawa
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1930
by
Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois
for
Illinois Traction System
Design:
8-58' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River and Champlain Street
Significance:
Ottawa Railroad Bridge
Ottawa Railroad Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #81.45)
This large Pratt through truss lift bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Illinois River in Ottawa
Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: Illinois Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1898 and reconstructed 1933
by
King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
4-176' Pratt through trusses with lift span, 73' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss lift bridge over Illinois River
Significance: