Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

IAIS Shabonna Special Ditch Bridge
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IAIS Shabonna Special Ditch Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1489)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over the Shabonna Special Ditch east of Atkinson

Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1970

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
34' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Shabonna Special Ditch

Significance:

Minimal

I&M Canal Trail - Fox River Bridge
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I&M Canal Trail - Fox River Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge formerly carried the Illinois Traction System over the Fox River and Champlain Street in Ottawa

Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: City of Ottawa

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1930

by

Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois

for

Illinois Traction System

Design:
8-58' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River and Champlain Street

Significance:

Moderate

NS Stevens Creek Bridge (Decatur)
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NS Stevens Creek Bridge (Decatur)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #123)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad across Stevens Creek alongside US Route 36 on the west side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
3-39' steel stringer and 2-55' concrete covered stone arches

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Stevens Creek

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Wood Street Bridge
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Bloomingdale Trail - Wood Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8G)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Wood Street in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Wood Street

Significance:

Local

UP Paulina Street Bridge (Near West Side)
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UP Paulina Street Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #6.0)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Paulina Street at Kinzie Street

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Paulina Street

Significance:

Local

Great Western Trail - E. Branch DuPage River Bridge
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Great Western Trail - E. Branch DuPage River Bridge

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #22.70)

This stone arch bridge carries the Great Western Trail across the East Branch DuPage River in Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over East Branch DuPage River

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Mozart Street Bridge
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Bloomingdale Trail - Mozart Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-10S)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Mozart Street in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Mozart Street

Significance:

Local

Galena Railroad Bridge
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Galena Railroad Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-165.7)

This through plate girder bridge once also contained a Strauss Trunnion bascule span which was destroyed in a derailment

Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913 and 1976

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-99', 2-70' and 1-62' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Galena River

Significance:

Local

UP Broadway Bridge (Rockford)
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UP Broadway Bridge (Rockford)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #455)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Broadway in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-32' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Broadway

Significance:

Local

UP Lawrence Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
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UP Lawrence Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1305 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Lawrence Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, 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

Design:
1-43' and 2-20' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lawrence Avenue

Significance:

Local