Railroad Bridges in , Illinois
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Prairie Trail - La Fox River Drive Bridge
Prairie Trail - La Fox River Drive Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #655 1/2)
This through plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over La Fox River Drive in Algonquin
Algonquin, McHenry County, Illinois
Owner: McHenry County Conservation District
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1929
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
51' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over La Fox River Drive
Significance:
NYC Bridge #456
NYC Bridge #456
This small concrete arch culvert carries the former Peoria & Eastern Railway over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 9 west of Mackinaw
Mackinaw, Tazewell County, Illinois
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1901
by
Unknown
for
Peoria & Eastern Railway
Design:
10' concrete arch culvert
Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
NS Sangamon River Bridge (Decatur)
NS Sangamon River Bridge (Decatur)
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #705)
This massive deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over the Sangamon River and Illinois Route 48 on the south side of Decatur
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1927
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Carmichael-Cryder Company of St. Louis, Missouri
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
4-106', 4-90', 1-55' and 3-50' deck plate girders and 2-18', 2-16' concrete slabs
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangamon River and Illinois Route 48
Significance:
IR Fox River Bridge (Sheridan)
IR Fox River Bridge (Sheridan)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #65.33)
This Pratt deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Fox River at Sheridan
Sheridan, LaSalle County, Illinois
Owner: Illinois Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1905 and c. 1975
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
154' Pratt deck truss, steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over Fox River
Significance:
Prairie Trail - North Branch Nippersink Creek Bridge
Prairie Trail - North Branch Nippersink Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #704)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the North Branch of Nippersink Creek in Richmond
Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois
Owner: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1918
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
66' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Branch Nippersink Creek
Significance:
DREI Lake Decatur Bridge
DREI Lake Decatur Bridge
(Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge #133)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over Lake Decatur along US Route 36 on the east side of Decatur
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Owner: Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1915 and 1922 using a span fabricated 1889
by
Unknown, McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio
for
Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad
Design:
3-73', 1-50', 1-40' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Decatur (Sangamon River)
Significance:
UP Lathrop Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
UP Lathrop Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.2)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Lathrop Avenue in River Forest
River Forest, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Lathrop Avenue
Significance:
Bloomingdale Trail - Campbell Avenue Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - Campbell Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-10D)
This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Campbell Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago
West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: City of Chicago
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1914
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Campbell Avenue
Significance:
UP Dirksen Parkway Bridge
UP Dirksen Parkway Bridge
(Alton Railroad Bridge #180.9)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Alton Railroad over Dirksen Parkway (Former US Route 66) in Springfield
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1939
by
Unknown
for
Alton Railroad
Design:
56' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dirksen Parkway
Significance:
Minooka Railroad Crossing
Minooka Railroad Crossing
(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #538)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway in Minooka
Minooka, Grundy County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1914
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
Design:
62' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over CSX Transportation
Significance: