Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

NS Bear Creek Bridge (Palmer)
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NS Bear Creek Bridge (Palmer)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #761)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Bear Creek between Palmer and Morrisonville

Palmer, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of Williamsport, Indiana

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
75' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Bear Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, West)
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IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1191)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal near Lock 6, west of Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-35' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

Local

TP&W Farm Creek Bridge #2
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TP&W Farm Creek Bridge #2

This stone arch bridge is the second crossing of Farm Creek along the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway in Washington

Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
2-12' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Farm Creek

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #33
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #33

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch west of Atwood Road east of Roscoe

Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Roscoe Township

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1863

by

Unknown

for

Galena & Chicago Union Railroad

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

UP US-30 Bridge (Fulton)
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UP US-30 Bridge (Fulton)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #252 1/4)

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over US Route 30 east of Fulton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1957

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Central Engineering Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings

Design:
117' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Route 30

Significance:

Minimal

UP Bridge #48.50
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UP Bridge #48.50

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #48 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway in South Beloit

South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1935 using spans fabricated 1912 and c. 1905

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over driveway

Significance:

Local

NS Bridge #378.60
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NS Bridge #378.60

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #919)

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Lake Erie & Western Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch on the west side of Bloomington

Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1891

by

Unknown

for

Lake Erie & Western Railroad

Design:
5' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Elston Avenue Bridge
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Abandoned Elston Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-6E)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Milwaukee Road Bloomingdale Line over Elston Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elston Avenue

Significance:

Local

IC North Branch Leaf River Bridge
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IC North Branch Leaf River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-924.8)

This small stone arch bridge once carried the Illinois Central Railroad over the North Branch of the Leaf River

Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Mostly Collapsed

Built 1851

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Collapsed stone arch bridge over North Branch Leaf River

Significance:

Local

NS East Lake Fork Bridge (Middle)
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NS East Lake Fork Bridge (Middle)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #67)

This through plate girder bridge crosses East Lake Fork along Johnson Street in Ivesdale

Ivesdale, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Lake Fork

Significance:

Local