Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Sunfish Slough Bridge
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UP Sunfish Slough Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #0 1/4)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Sunfish Slough as part of the Mississippi River crossing at Clinton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
11-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sunfish Slough

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Somonauk Creek Bridge
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BNSF Somonauk Creek Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #57.80)

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Somonauk Creek east of Somonauk

Somonauk, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
85' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Somonauk Creek

Significance:

Local

NS Bridge #385.05
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NS Bridge #385.05

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #718A)

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over an unnamed ditch along Illinois Route 48 southwest of Boody

Boody, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1906

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
42' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

Local

KJRY Hamilton Slough Bridge
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KJRY Hamilton Slough Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #118)

This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries the Keokuk Junction Railway over Hamilton Slough in Hamilton

Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois

Owner: Keokuk Junction Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Union Bridge Company of Athens, Pennsylvania

for

Wabash Railroad and Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
155' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Hamilton Slough

Significance:

Regional

CPKC Elgin & Belvidere Electric Bridge
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CPKC Elgin & Belvidere Electric Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-119 1/2)

This concrete box culvert once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the Elgin & Belvidere Electric Company on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
14' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over abandoned Elgin & Belvidere Electric Company

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Talman Avenue Bridge
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Bloomingdale Trail - Talman Avenue Bridge

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

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

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

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

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Talman Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #114.1
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CN Bridge #114.1

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-114.1)

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over a tributary of Drummer Creek southwest of Gibson City

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
4-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over tributary of Drummer Creek

Significance:

Minimal

Townhall Road Stone Arch
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Townhall Road Stone Arch

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #150.8)

This attractive stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Townhall Road and Brennemann Creek southwest of Hopedale

Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Hopedale Township

Status: Abandoned

Built 1889

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-17' stone arches

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Townhall Road and Brennemann Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Abandoned S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge
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Abandoned S. Fork Kent Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #480)

This large concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over the South Fork of Kent Creek on the west side of Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Commonweath Edison

Status: Abandoned

Built 1918

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
28' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over S. Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Leland Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
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UP Leland Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1305 1/2)

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

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

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 Leland Avenue

Significance:

Local