Ringwood once had a single railroad, a Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) branch line. Today, the line is part of the Prairie Trail.

Random Bridges

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #694

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #694

This small trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of Ringwood

Ringwood, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1907

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
17' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage creek

Significance:

Local

UP Dutch Creek Bridge (Ringwood)

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UP Dutch Creek Bridge (Ringwood)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #689)

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Dutch Creek south of Ringwood

Ringwood, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Dutch Creek

Significance:

Local