West Chicago once had five railroads, including a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) branch line, Chicago & North Western Railway (C&NW) main and branch lines, a Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) mainline, an Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway (EJ&E) mainline and the Batavia Branch of the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railroad (CA&E). Today, the EJ&E is owned by Canadian National Railway, the CB&Q is owned by BNSF Railway, while the C&NW is owned by Union Pacific Railroad. The CA&E has been converted to the Illinois Prairie Path, and the CGW has been converted to the Great Western Trail.
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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:
Illinois Prairie Path - W. Branch DuPage River Bridge
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:
