This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over US Route 45/52 (Water Street) in Kankakee

Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-26' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over US Route 45/52 (Water Street)

Significance:

This small concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an unnamed creek northeast of Grant Park

Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Kinser Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago Southern Railway

Design:
15' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed branch of Pike Creek

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge has been heavily modified since it was initially constructed

Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and reconstructed c. 1990

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
3-20' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Trim Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is the southern of two deck plate girder bridges across the Kankakee River at Island Park in Momence

Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
6-55' and 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is the northern of two deck plate girder bridges across the Kankakee River at Island Park in Momence

Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
3-55' and 2-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former New York Central over the Kankakee River and Birchwood Lane in Aroma Park

Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1896 and 1919

by

Unknown and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four)

Design:
6-78', 1-71', 1-67', 1-27' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River and Birchwood Lane

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former New York Central Railroad over the Kankakee River on the west side of Kankakee

Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1942 using spans fabricated 1896 and c. 1910

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Unknown

for

New York Central Railroad

Design:
6-69' and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River

Significance:

This small concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an unnamed creek southeast of Grant Park

Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Kinser Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago Southern Railway

Design:
15' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Hawkins Street in Kankakee

Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1914 and 1919

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-20' and 2-8' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Hawkins Street

Significance:

This massive concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Kankakee River and River Street

Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa and Walsh Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
5-90' and 1-60' open spandrel concrete arch

Description:
Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Kankakee River and River Street

Significance: