Railroad Bridges in , Illinois


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Random Bridges

UP Deer Creek Arch (Crete)

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UP Deer Creek Arch (Crete)

(Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Bridge #296)

This small stone and concrete arch culvert carries the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over Deer Creek

Crete, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built c. 1890 and c. 1915

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
11' stone and concrete arch culvert

Description:
Stone and concrete arch culvert over Deer Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Warren Boulevard Bridge (Near West Side)

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UP Warren Boulevard Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1606)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Rockwell Subdivision over Warren Boulevard

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Warren Boulevard

Significance:

Local

BNSF Ohio Street Bridge (Joliet)

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BNSF Ohio Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36F)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Ohio Street on the north side of Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-44' and 2-13' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ohio Street

Significance:

Local

TP&W Unnamed Creek Arch (Watseka)

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TP&W Unnamed Creek Arch (Watseka)

This small stone arch bridge carries the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over an unnamed creek west of Watseka

Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois

Owner: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)

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BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #11A)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Santa Fe over the Des Plaines River in Lyons

Lyons, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
6-52' deck plate girder and 2-30' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local

MILW Culvert #E-123

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MILW Culvert #E-123

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #E-123)

This small stone arch culvert is one of several small culverts which carried the original Racine and Mississippi Rail Road near Rock City

Rock City, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1859

by

Unknown

for

Racine and Mississippi Rail Road

Design:
4'x5' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

NS Stevens Creek Bridge (Decatur)

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NS Stevens Creek Bridge (Decatur)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #123)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad across Stevens Creek alongside US Route 36 on the west side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
3-39' steel stringer and 2-55' concrete covered stone arches

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Stevens Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Spoon River Bridge (Dahinda)

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BNSF Spoon River Bridge (Dahinda)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #163A)

This massive Parker through truss bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over the Spoon River near Dahinda

Dahinda, Knox County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
220' Parker through truss and 2-105' through plate girders

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Spoon River

Significance:

Regional

Twin Culvert (North)

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Twin Culvert (North)

This abandoned stone arch bridge is the northern of two parallel arches west of Pearl

Pearl, Pike County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1870

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 467th Street

Significance:

Local

NS Madden Creek Bridge (South)

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NS Madden Creek Bridge (South)

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #303)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former New York Central Railroad over Madden Creek east of Mansfield

Mansfield, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1928

by

Unknown

for

New York Central Railroad

Design:
3-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Madden Creek

Significance:

Local