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Illinois Prairie Path - Unnamed Culvert (West Chicago, #1)

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Illinois Prairie Path - Unnamed Culvert (West Chicago, #1)

This small concrete box culvert carries the Elgin Branch of the Illinois Prairie Path over an unnamed creek east of Prince Crossing Road

West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio

for

Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway

Design:
10' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Illinois Prairie Path - W. Branch DuPage River Bridge

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Illinois Prairie Path - W. Branch DuPage River Bridge

This large concrete arch bridge carries the Elgin Branch of the Illinois Prairie Path over the West Branch DuPage River

West Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio

for

Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway

Design:
2-30' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over West Branch DuPage River

Significance:

Moderate