White Heath once had a pair of Illinois Central Railroad branch lines, now abandoned.
Random Bridges
ICG Madden Creek Bridge
ICG Madden Creek Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #N-17.3)
This abandoned steel stringer bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Madden Creek west of White Heath
White Heath, Piatt County, Illinois
Owner: Trails Of The Grand Prairie
Status: Abandoned
Built 1923
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Madden Creek
Significance:
Shady Rest Railroad Bridge
Shady Rest Railroad Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #N-16.6)
This attractive through truss bridge once carried the Illinois Central Railroad over the Sangamon River at Shady Rest west of White Heath
White Heath, Piatt County, Illinois
Owner: Trails Of The Grand Prairie
Status: Abandoned
Built 1891
by
Pencoyd Iron Works of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
159' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Sangamon River
Significance:
