Railroad Bridges in , Illinois


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Random Bridges

NS Ackerman Creek Bridge (West)

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NS Ackerman Creek Bridge (West)

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #1003)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Nickel Plate Road over Ackerman Creek east of East Peoria

East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1949

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
60' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ackerman Creek

Significance:

Local

UP US-24 Bridge (Bartonville)

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UP US-24 Bridge (Bartonville)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1707)

This large girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over US Route 24 and Kickapoo Creek Road in Bartonville

Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912 and 1987

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
4-35' deck plate girders, 2-58', 1-43' and 1-34' through plate girders and 16' steel stringer

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over US Route 24 and Kickapoo Creek Road

Significance:

Local

UP Madison Street Bridge (Near West Side)

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UP Madison Street Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1607)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Rockwell Subdivision over Madison Street

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:
1-48' and 2-15' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Madison Street

Significance:

Local

UP Franklin Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

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UP Franklin Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.6)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Franklin 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:
2-27' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Franklin Avenue

Significance:

Local

BNSF Quincy Bay Bridge

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BNSF Quincy Bay Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #261.50)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the east channel of the Mississippi River at Quincy

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Kansas City Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
5-105', 2-95' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Quincy Bay

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #653

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #653

This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch at Pokagon Drive between Carpentersville and Algonquin

Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Minimal

UP Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)

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UP Milwaukee Avenue Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1.6)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Milwaukee Avenue

Near West Side, 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:
2-23' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Owens Creek Bridge (Kirkland)

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CPKC Owens Creek Bridge (Kirkland)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-254)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Owens Creek west of Kirkland

Kirkland, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1941

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4-28' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Owens Creek

Significance:

Minimal

TP&W Farm Creek Bridge #6

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TP&W Farm Creek Bridge #6

This deck plate girder bridge is the sixth crossing of Farm Creek along the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway line near Washington

Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
2-57' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Farm Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #81.59

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UP Bridge #81.59

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1706)

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek near Kickapoo Creek Road in Bartonville

Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local