Railroad Bridges in , Illinois
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UP Bloom Street Bridge (Highwood)
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
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Shady Rest Railroad Bridge
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:
AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (Middle)
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
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UP Kinzie Street Bridge
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
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UP Main Street Bridge (Rockford)
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)
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IAIS Big Bureau Creek Bridge (West)
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
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CN Logan Street Bridge (Champaign)
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
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Abandoned Rooks Creek Bridge
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:
CN Fox River Bridge (South Elgin)
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
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TZPR Farm Creek Bridge
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
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