Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, East)
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IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, East)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1151)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal in Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-35' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

Local

Cherry Avenue Railroad Bridge
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Cherry Avenue Railroad Bridge

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

This unique counterbalanced swing span once carried the Milwaukee Road over the North Branch Chicago River at Goose Island

Near North Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
230' counterbalanced Pratt through truss swing bridge

Description:
Counterbalanced through truss swing bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

High

CN Otter Creek Bridge (South Elgin)
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CN Otter Creek Bridge (South Elgin)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-42.4)

This large concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Otter Creek in the Otter Creek Forest Preserve

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
12' and 14' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Otter Creek and driveway

Significance:

Local

Fox River Trail - Unnamed Creek Culvert (Elgin, Middle)
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Fox River Trail - Unnamed Creek Culvert (Elgin, Middle)

This concrete box culvert carries the Fox River Trail over an unnamed creek near Wellington Avenue in Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio

for

Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway

Design:
5' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

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

Third Street Overpass (Delavan)
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Third Street Overpass (Delavan)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #157.0)

This attractive pony truss bridge was reused as an overpass to carry 3rd Street over the former Chicago & Alton Railroad in Delavan

Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: City of Delavan

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and 1907 using a span fabricated c. 1878

by

Kellogg Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
63' double intersection Warren pony truss and 17' timber stringer

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Canadian National Railway

Significance:

High

CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)
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CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #56.34)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over US Route 45/52 (Water Street) in Kankakee

Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-26' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over US Route 45/52 (Water Street)

Significance:

Local

Prairie Trail - Crystal Creek Bridge
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Prairie Trail - Crystal Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #656)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Crystal Creek in Algonquin

Algonquin, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: McHenry County Conservation District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crystal Creek

Significance:

Local

Lemont Railroad Bridge
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Lemont Railroad Bridge

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

This bobtail through truss swing span carries the BNSF mainline over the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in Lemont

Lemont, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and MacArthur Brothers Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
398' bobtail Pratt through truss swing span

Description:
Bobtail Pratt through truss swing span over Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

Significance:

High

CPKC Old IL Route 26 Bridge
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CPKC Old IL Route 26 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-400 1/2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road mainline over a former alignment of Illinois Route 26

Forreston, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Unknown and St. Clair Construction Company of Wheaton, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
37' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over former alignment of Illinois Route 26

Significance:

Local