Rochester once had a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) branch line, now part of the Lost Bridge Trail.

Lost Bridge Trail Bridge

Image name

Lost Bridge Trail Bridge

This historic through truss bridge carries the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over the South Fork Sangamon River along Illinois Route 29 near Rochester

Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Village of Rochester

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1890

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania

for

Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad

Design:
140' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Sangamon River

Significance:

Regional