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

Abandoned 12th Street Bridge (St. Charles)

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Abandoned 12th Street Bridge (St. Charles)

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #C37.11)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over 12th Street in St. Charles

St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1941

by

Des Moines Steel Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
16' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over 12th Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Elgin & Belvidere Electric Bridge

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CPKC Elgin & Belvidere Electric Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-119 1/2)

This concrete box culvert once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the Elgin & Belvidere Electric Company on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
14' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over abandoned Elgin & Belvidere Electric Company

Significance:

Local

AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (South)

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AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (South)

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

Significance:

Local

Virgil Gilman Trail - River Street Bridge

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Virgil Gilman Trail - River Street Bridge

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #421)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Virgil Gilman Nature Trail over River Street in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Fox Valley Park District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over River Street

Significance:

Local

South Elgin Railroad Crossing

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South Elgin Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #316)

This historic pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the former Illinois Central Railroad near Stearns Road in South Elgin

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1887

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
87' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Canadian National Railway

Significance:

Regional

BNSF Illinois Prairie Path Bridge

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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)

Significance:

Local

Virgil Gilman Trail - Fox River Bridge

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Virgil Gilman Trail - Fox River Bridge

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #420)

This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries the Virgil Gilman Nature Trail over the Fox River in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Fox Valley Park District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1897

by

Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
2-130' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Regional

Almora Railroad Crossing

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Almora Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-122)

This unique through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the former Chicago & North Western Railway on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-50', 1-31' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local

Fox River Trail - Mill Creek Bridge

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Fox River Trail - Mill Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #837)

This double intersection Warren pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Mill Creek south of Batavia

Batavia, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1915 using a span fabricated c. 1885

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
72' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Mill Creek

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Rathbone Avenue Bridge (Aurora)

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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

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

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

Significance:

Local