Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

BNSF East Branch Big Rock Creek Bridge
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BNSF East Branch Big Rock Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #51.44)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the East Branch of Big Rock Creek west of Big Rock

Big Rock, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960 using spans fabricated 1911 and 1926

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
75' and 2-39' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Branch Big Rock Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Kelly Road Bridge
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CN Kelly Road Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-159.3)

This historic stone arch bridge carries the Illinois Central Railroad over Kelly Road west of Council Hill

Council Hill, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1853

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
14' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Kelly Road

Significance:

Moderate

Berwyn Railroad Crossing
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Berwyn Railroad Crossing

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-10.6)

This concrete encased through girder bridge crosses a busy BNSF Railway line in Berwyn

Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-52' and 1-52' concrete encased through plate girders

Description:
Concrete encased through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway

Significance:

Local

UP Fullerton Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Park)
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UP Fullerton Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Park)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1300 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Fullerton Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
53' and 2-18' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fullerton Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Cemetery Road Bridge (Channahon)
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CN Cemetery Road Bridge (Channahon)

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #550)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over Cemetery Road southwest of Channahon

Channahon, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Cemetery Road

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Dearborn Street Bridge (Grand Boulevard)
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Abandoned Dearborn Street Bridge (Grand Boulevard)

This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Dearborn Street

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:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dearborn Street

Significance:

Local

Kedzie Avenue Railroad Bridge
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Kedzie Avenue Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Madison & Northern Swing Bridge)

This large through truss swing bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal east of Kedzie Avenue

South Lawndale, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Toledo Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio; MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois and Winson Brothers Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
474' Pratt through truss swing bridge

Description:
Through truss swing bridge over Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal

Significance:

High

Prairie Trail - Crystal Creek Bridge
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Prairie Trail - Crystal Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #656)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Crystal Creek in Algonquin

Algonquin, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: McHenry County Conservation District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crystal Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Sugar Creek Bridge (Dahinda)
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BNSF Sugar Creek Bridge (Dahinda)

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

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Sugar Creek on the west side of Dahinda

Dahinda, Knox County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 using a span fabricated 1897

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
64' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #182.2
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CN Bridge #182.2

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-182.2)

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 54 northeast of Spaulding

Spaulding, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local