Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CTA Red Line - Lawrence Avenue Bridge
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CTA Red Line - Lawrence Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-62)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the CTA Red and Purple Lines over Lawrence Avenue

Uptown, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1922

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Design:
70' through plate girder and deck plate girder viaduct

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lawrence Avenue

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Prairie Avenue Bridge (Grand Boulevard)
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Abandoned Prairie Avenue Bridge (Grand Boulevard)

This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Prairie Avenue

Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Junction Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-25' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Prairie Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Front Street Bridge (Matteson)
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CN Front Street Bridge (Matteson)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #28.2)

This deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Front Street and the Old Plank Road Trail in Matteson

Matteson, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
37' deck plate girder, 34' concrete encased beam and 2-25' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Front Street and Old Plank Road Trail

Significance:

Local

Donovan Railroad Crossing
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Donovan Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #TH-75.06)

This Warren pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the former New York Central Railroad near Donovan

Donovan, Iroquois County, Illinois

Owner: Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad

Status: In Use for Car Storage

Built 1911, 1923 and 1934

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Thomas McQueen Company of Forest Park, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-118' Warren pony truss, 2-46' through plate girders, 2-80' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Warren pony truss and girder bridge over Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad and US Route 52

Significance:

Regional

Quinsippi Island Railroad Bridge
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Quinsippi Island Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #262.58)

This historic deck girder swing bridge was reused as part of a road to Quinsippi Island

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Owner: City of Quincy

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1886

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

at

CB&Q Aurora Shops; Aurora, Illinois

Design:
195' deck plate girder swing span, 4-85' deck plate girders and 2-30' stone arches

Description:
Deck plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay

Significance:

High

CN Sangamon River Bridge (Decatur)
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CN Sangamon River Bridge (Decatur)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-750.6)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Sangamon River and Lincoln Park Drive in Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-100' and 3-90' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangamon River and Lincoln Park Drive

Significance:

Local

CN Springfield Avenue Bridge (Champaign)
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CN Springfield Avenue Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.2)

This concrete encased beam and through plate girder bridge crosses Springfield Avenue in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Unknown and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-23' concrete encased beam and 2-10' concrete slabs (main tracks); 71' through plate girder (west track)

Description:
Concrete encased beam and through plate girder bridge over Springfield Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Batavia Creek Culvert
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BNSF Batavia Creek Culvert

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #5.23)

This concrete encased stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Batavia Creek south of Batavia

Batavia, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1850

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Concrete encased stone arch culvert over Batavia Creek

Significance:

Local

CTA Purple Line - Colfax Street Bridge
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CTA Purple Line - Colfax Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-172)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the CTA Purple Line over Colfax Street in Evanston

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Colfax Street

Significance:

Local

ITC Unnamed Creek Culvert (Illiopolis)
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ITC Unnamed Creek Culvert (Illiopolis)

This small concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Terminal Railroad over an unnamed creek along Old US Route 36 west of Illiopolis

Illiopolis, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Traction System

Design:
5' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local