Urbana once had the Peoria & Eastern Division of the Big Four Railroad, later New York Central Railroad (NYC) and a Wabash Railroad branch line. Today, Norfolk Southern Railway operates the former NYC while the Wabash is abandoned.
Random Bridges
Boneyard Creek Trail Bridge
Boneyard Creek Trail Bridge
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #464)
This deck plate girder bridge has been converted to pedestrian use and is now a feature of a plaza in Urbana
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
Owner: City of Urbana
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boneyard Creek
Significance:
NS Boneyard Creek Bridge
NS Boneyard Creek Bridge
(New York Central Railroad Bridge #261)
This standard concrete box culvert crosses Boneyard Creek in Urbana
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1916
by
Unknown
for
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four)
Design:
2-16' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over Boneyard Creek
Significance:
NS Vine Street Bridge (Urbana)
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NS Vine Street Bridge (Urbana)
(New York Central Railroad Bridge #265)
This unusual steel stringer bridge crosses Vine Street in Urbana
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1933
by
Unknown
for
New York Central Railroad
Design:
1-50', 1-30', 1-20' steel stringers
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Vine Street
Significance: