Pekin once had five railroads, including a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) secondary line, a Chicago & Alton Railroad (C&A) branch line, an Illinois Central Railroad (IC) secondary line, a Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway (C&IM) line as well as lines of the Peoria & Pekin Union Railway (PPU). Today, the C&NW is owned by Union Pacific Railroad, the IC is owned by Canadian National Railway and the C&A is abandoned. In addition, the Illinois & Midland Railroad owns the former C&IM and the PPU continues to operate.
UP IL Route 29 Bridge
UP IL Route 29 Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Bridge #1738)
This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge was rebuilt and moved from another location to carry the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Illinois Route 29 south of Pekin
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1940 using a span fabricated c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
170' quadrangular lattice through truss
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Illinois Route 29
Significance:
