Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-724
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-724

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway KD Line over an unnamed ditch east of Poplar Grove

Poplar Grove, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Boone County Conservation District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic; Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

IR Waubonsie Creek Bridge
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IR Waubonsie Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #43.42)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Waubonsie Creek in Oswego

Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
40' steel stringer, 1-20' and 2-19' timber stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Waubonsie Creek

Significance:

Local

Bartonville Railroad Crossing
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Bartonville Railroad Crossing

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1709)

This large quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Sanitation Road, the Keokuk Junction Railway and the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad in Bartonville

Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-158', 1-137' and 3-118' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Sanitation Road, Keokuk Junction Railway and Tazewell & Peoria Railroad

Significance:

Regional

NS Bridge #395.78
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NS Bridge #395.78

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Lake Erie & Western Railroad over an unnamed creek west of Goodfield

Goodfield, Woodford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Lake Erie & Western Railroad

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Tyler Creek Bridge (West)
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UP Tyler Creek Bridge (West)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #355)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Tyler Creek on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Tyler Creek

Significance:

Local

NS Mackinaw River Bridge
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NS Mackinaw River Bridge

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #995)

This large Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Nickel Plate over the Mackinaw River between Goodfield and Congerville

Goodfield, Woodford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

Unknown

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
3-160' Warren deck trusses, 1-60' and 1-54' deck plate girder

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Mackinaw River

Significance:

Moderate

IM Unnamed Creek Arch
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IM Unnamed Creek Arch

This small concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed creek near Sanford Avenue in Tovey

Tovey, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: Closed to Traffic

Built 1906

by

Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #180.0
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CN Bridge #180.0

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-180.0)

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over an unnamed creek along US Route 20 in East Dubuque

East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway/BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Gilbert H. Scribner of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CGW Stone Arch (Egan)
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CGW Stone Arch (Egan)

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #C-96.90)

This abandoned stone arch bridge carried the Chicago Great Western Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch near Egan

Egan, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

UP Dirksen Parkway Bridge
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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:

Local