Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Bloom Street Bridge (Highwood)
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UP Bloom Street Bridge (Highwood)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1352)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Bloom Street in Highwood

Highwood, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
48' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Bloom Street

Significance:

Local

Shady Rest Railroad Bridge
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Shady Rest Railroad Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #N-16.6)

This attractive through truss bridge once carried the Illinois Central Railroad over the Sangamon River at Shady Rest west of White Heath

White Heath, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Trails Of The Grand Prairie

Status: Abandoned

Built 1891

by

Pencoyd Iron Works of Pencoyd, Pennsylvania

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
159' Pratt through truss and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Sangamon River

Significance:

Regional

AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (Middle)
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AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (Middle)

This small concrete box culvert carries the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company over an unnamed creek in South Elgin

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Fox River Trolley Museum

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Company

Design:
8' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Kinzie Street Bridge
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UP Kinzie Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2.2)

This large trough floor steel stringer viaduct carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Kinzie Street and Clinton Street

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:
8 span trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Kinzie Street and Clinton Street

Significance:

Local

UP Main Street Bridge (Rockford)
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UP Main Street Bridge (Rockford)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #470)

This unusual through girder and pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Illinois Route 2 (Main Street) in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
73' double intersection Warren pony truss (center track) and 73' through plate girder (outer tracks)

Description:
Pony truss and through girder bridge over Illinois Route 2 (Main Street)

Significance:

Regional

IAIS Big Bureau Creek Bridge (West)
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IAIS Big Bureau Creek Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1193)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Bureau Creek between Bureau Junction and Tiskilwa

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-51' and 2-49' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Bureau Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Logan Street Bridge (Champaign)
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CN Logan Street Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.0)

This deck plate girder and concrete encased beam bridge crosses Logan Street in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910 and 1923

by

Unknown, American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-28' concrete encased beam (west 3 tracks), 58' deck plate girder (east 3 tracks)

Description:
Deck plate girder and concrete encased beam bridge over Logan Street

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Rooks Creek Bridge
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Abandoned Rooks Creek Bridge

This abandoned concrete arch bridge once carried the Bloomington, Pontiac & Joliet Electric Railway over Rooks Creek south of Pontiac

Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1910

by

Burnham & Ives of Bloomington, Illinois

for

Bloomington, Pontiac & Joliet Electric Railway

Design:
4-60' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Rooks Creek

Significance:

Moderate

CN Fox River Bridge (South Elgin)
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CN Fox River Bridge (South Elgin)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-38.9)

This large Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Fox River, Fox River Trail and the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company along Stearns Road

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921 and 1931

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
6-88' Warren deck trusses

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Fox River, Fox River Trail and former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company

Significance:

Regional

TZPR Farm Creek Bridge
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TZPR Farm Creek Bridge

This unusual through truss bridge carries the former Peoria & Pekin Union Railway over Farm Creek in East Peoria

East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Tazewell & Peoria Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1930

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Peoria & Pekin Union Railway

Design:
118' Schaub variant through truss and 125' through plate girder

Description:
Schaub variant through truss bridge over Farm Creek

Significance:

Regional