Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CN Bridge #71.6
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CN Bridge #71.6

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W71.6)

This small standard concrete arch bridge crosses a tributary of Kingsbury Creek east of Irene

Irene, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over tributary of Kingsbury Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Stephen Street Bridge (Lemont)
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BNSF Stephen Street Bridge (Lemont)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #24C)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Stephen Street in Lemont

Lemont, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and erected 1903

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Stephen Street

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Seeley Avenue Bridge (New City)
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Abandoned Seeley Avenue Bridge (New City)

(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.65)

This through plate girder bridge across Seeley Avenue is one of several similar structures along the former Grand Trunk Western 49th Street Line

New City, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Seeley Avenue

Significance:

Local

CPKC Leaf River Bridge
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CPKC Leaf River Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-346)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road mainline over the Leaf River in Leaf River

Leaf River, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930 and 2011

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad

Design:
2-65' deck plate girder and 4-28' modular concrete girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Leaf River

Significance:

Local

ICG Bridge #152.8
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ICG Bridge #152.8

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #152.8)

This small stone arch culvert once carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek southwest of Hopedale

Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Scott Street Bridge (Joliet)
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BNSF Scott Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36E)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Scott Street on the north side of Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
2-61' and 2-36' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Scott Street

Significance:

Local

East Dubuque Railroad Tunnel
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East Dubuque Railroad Tunnel

This curved tunnel carries the former Illinois Central Railroad underneath a bluff of the Mississippi River on the approach to the Dubuque Railroad Bridge

East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1868

by

Saulpaugh & Company of Rock Island, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
851' bored tunnel

Description:
Bored tunnel under Mississippi River bluff

Significance:

Moderate

CNW Fox River Trail Bridge
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CNW Fox River Trail Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #600)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the Elgin Branch of the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Railway

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
62' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Fox River Trail

Significance:

Local

CBQ Hennepin Canal Feeder Bridge (Rock Falls)
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CBQ Hennepin Canal Feeder Bridge (Rock Falls)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #46.28)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal Feeder in Rock Falls

Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: City of Rock Falls

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Branch)

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
97' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal Feeder

Significance:

Local

UP Des Plaines River Bridge (Lions Woods)
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UP Des Plaines River Bridge (Lions Woods)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #847)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Des Plaines River in Lions Woods Forest Preserve

Des Plaines, 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:
5-65' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local