This large stone arch bridge once carried the Illinois Central Railroad over the Leaf River north of Forreston

Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1851

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
24' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Leaf River

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Buffalo Creek near Polo

Polo, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
33' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Buffalo Creek

Significance:

This massive skewed through truss bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road mainline over the Rock River at Byron

Byron, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1929

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
5-160' skewed through truss spans

Description:
Pratt and Warren through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This small stone arch bridge once carried the Illinois Central Railroad over the North Branch of the Leaf River

Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Mostly Collapsed

Built 1851

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Collapsed stone arch bridge over North Branch Leaf River

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road mainline over a former alignment of Illinois Route 26

Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown and St. Clair Construction Company of Wheaton, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
37' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over former alignment of Illinois Route 26

Significance:

This abandoned stone arch bridge carried the Chicago Great Western Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch near Egan

Egan, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road mainline over the Leaf River in Leaf River

Leaf River, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930 and 2011

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad

Design:
2-65' deck plate girder and 4-28' modular concrete girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Leaf River

Significance:

This unique stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Pine Creek in White Pines Forest State Park

Stratford, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1894

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
48' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Pine Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road mainline over Stillman Creek in Stillman Valley

Stillman Valley, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Stillman Creek

Significance:

This small concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Galena Trail Road near Polo

Polo, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
18' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Galena Trail Road

Significance: