Railroad Bridges in Kane County, Illinois
Kane County is located in northeast Illinois, and is one of the outer counties of the Chicagoland Area. The seat is Geneva, while the largest city is Aurora.
Random Bridges
BNSF Illinois Prairie Path Bridge
BNSF Illinois Prairie Path Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #5.23)
This unusual through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Batavia Branch of the Illinois Prairie Path
Batavia, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
44' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Prairie Path (Batavia Branch)
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BNSF Rathbone Avenue Bridge (Aurora)
BNSF Rathbone Avenue Bridge (Aurora)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.83)
This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Rathbone Avenue in Aurora
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1921
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Rathbone Avenue
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BNSF Broadway-Clark Bridge
BNSF Broadway-Clark Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #37.73)
This unusual concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Illinois Route 25 (Broadway) and Clark Street in Aurora
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1922
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
2-27', 2-25', 2-14' and 2-10' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Illinois Route 25 (Broadway) and Clark Street
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #808
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #808
This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 31
St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: City of St. Charles
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1906
by
Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
14' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
BNSF East Branch Big Rock Creek Bridge
BNSF East Branch Big Rock Creek Bridge
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #51.44)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the East Branch of Big Rock Creek west of Big Rock
Big Rock, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1960 using spans fabricated 1911 and 1926
by
Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
75' and 2-39' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Branch Big Rock Creek
Significance:
Carpentersville Railroad Bridge
Carpentersville Railroad Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #636A)
This historic quadrangular lattice through truss bridge once carried an abandoned railroad spur over the Fox River in Carpentersville
Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Removed
Built 1926 using a span fabricated c. 1880
by
Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
99' quadrangular lattice through truss, steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Fox River
Significance:
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #653
Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #653
This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch at Pokagon Drive between Carpentersville and Algonquin
Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1904
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
9' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch
Significance:
Abandoned IL Route 31 Bridge (St. Charles)
Abandoned IL Route 31 Bridge (St. Charles)
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #C36.52)
This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over Illinois Route 31 (2nd Street) in St. Charles
St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Abandoned
Built 1960
by
Unknown and Powers-Thompson Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
100' and 2-65' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 31 (2nd Street)
Significance:
Fox River Trail - Unnamed Creek Culvert (Elgin, South)
Fox River Trail - Unnamed Creek Culvert (Elgin, South)
This concrete box culvert carries the Fox River Trail over an unnamed creek near Dwight Street in Elgin
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1901
by
Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio
for
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway
Design:
5' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (Middle)
AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (Middle)
This small concrete box culvert carries the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company over an unnamed creek in South Elgin
South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Fox River Trolley Museum
Status: In Use
Built c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Company
Design:
8' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek
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