Railroad Bridges in Ford County, Illinois


Ford County is located in east central Illinois. The seat and largest city are both Paxton.

Random Bridges

CN Bridge #104.0

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CN Bridge #104.0

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-104.0)

This small concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch southwest of Melvin

Melvin, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
3-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

CN Drummer Creek Bridge (Middle)

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CN Drummer Creek Bridge (Middle)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-110.6W)

This deck plate girder bridge is the middle of three unusual deck plate girder bridges over Drummer Creek

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1937 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

Local

NS West Branch Drummer Creek Bridge

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NS West Branch Drummer Creek Bridge

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #827)

This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Nickel Plate over the West Branch of Drummer Creek west of Gibson City

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Drummer Creek

Significance:

Minimal

NS Bridge #111.57

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NS Bridge #111.57

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1305)

This standard steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed drainage ditch along Illinois Route 47 north of Gibson City

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
2-17' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Minimal

NS Drummer Creek Bridge

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NS Drummer Creek Bridge

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #826)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Nickel Plate over Drummer Creek on the west side of Gibson City

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

Unknown

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Drummer Creek Bridge (South)

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CN Drummer Creek Bridge (South)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-110.6)

This deck plate girder bridge is the southern of three unusual deck plate girder bridges over Drummer Creek

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1943 using spans fabricated c. 1892

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
51' deck plate girder and 4-14' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

Local

CN N1000E Road Bridge

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CN N1000E Road Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-102.1)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over N1000E Road (County Road 4) southwest of Melvin

Melvin, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
30' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over N1000E Road (County Road 4)

Significance:

Local

CN Big Four Ditch Bridge

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CN Big Four Ditch Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-102.8)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Big Four Ditch southwest of Melvin

Melvin, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Big Four Ditch

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #114.1

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CN Bridge #114.1

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-114.1)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over a tributary of Drummer Creek southwest of Gibson City

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
4-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over tributary of Drummer Creek

Significance:

Minimal

CN Bridge #100.0

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CN Bridge #100.0

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-100.0)

This small flat-top concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed creek in Melvin

Melvin, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
8' concrete arch

Description:
Flat-top concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local