Railroad Bridges in , Illinois
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CN S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge
CN S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-84.4)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the South Fork of Kent Creek near Corbin Street in Rockford
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Fork Kent Creek
Significance:
Great Western Trail - Sycamore Stone Arch Culvert
Great Western Trail - Sycamore Stone Arch Culvert
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #52.04)
This small stone arch culvert carries the Great Western Trail over an unnamed drainage ditch along Illinois Route 64 east of Sycamore
Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois
Owner: DeKalb County Forest Preserve District
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
6' stone arch culvert
Description:
Stone arch culvert bridge over unnamed drainage ditch
Significance:
UP Jefferson-Hubbard Viaduct
UP Jefferson-Hubbard Viaduct
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2.4)
This large trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Metra Union Pacific lines over Jefferson Street and Hubbard Street
West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
12 span trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Jefferson Street and Hubbard Street
Significance:
DePue Railroad Crossing
DePue Railroad Crossing
(New York Central Railroad Bridge #186.00)
This abandoned through plate girder bridge once carried the New York Central across the Rock Island
DePue, Bureau County, Illinois
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built c. 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
New York Central Railroad
Design:
1-50' and 1-60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Iowa Interstate Railroad
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KJRY Kickapoo Creek Bridge
KJRY Kickapoo Creek Bridge
This subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over Kickapoo Creek near Bartonville
Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois
Owner: Keokuk Junction Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1939
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
154' subdivided Warren through truss
Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek
Significance:
UP Keystone Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
UP Keystone Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.8)
This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Keystone Avenue in River Forest
River Forest, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1914
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer
Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Keystone Avenue
Significance:
Coolidge Creek Interurban Culvert
Coolidge Creek Interurban Culvert
This concrete box culvert once carried the Rockford & Interurban Railway over Coolidge Creek west of Winnebago
Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1903
by
Chicago Engineering & Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
Rockford & Interurban Railway
Design:
8' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over Coolidge Creek
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:
CN Prairie Avenue Bridge (Decatur)
CN Prairie Avenue Bridge (Decatur)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-751.8)
This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Prairie Avenue in Decatur
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1915
by
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
2-19' and 2-8' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Prairie Avenue
Significance:
CPKC Turtle Creek Bridge (South Beloit)
CPKC Turtle Creek Bridge (South Beloit)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #E-214)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Turtle Creek in South Beloit
South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
3-69' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Turtle Creek
Significance: