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BNSF IL Route 47 Bridge (Sugar Grove)
BNSF IL Route 47 Bridge (Sugar Grove)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #44.68)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over US Route 30/Illinois Route 47 in Sugar Grove
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement
Built 1937
by
Worden-Allen Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
1-48' and 2-29' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over US Route 30/Illinois Route 47
Significance:
ITC Unnamed Creek Culvert (Illiopolis)
ITC Unnamed Creek Culvert (Illiopolis)
This small concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Terminal Railroad over an unnamed creek along Old US Route 36 west of Illiopolis
Illiopolis, Sangamon County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: Abandoned
Built 1904
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Traction System
Design:
5' concrete arch culvert
Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
UP Belmont Avenue Bridge (North Center)
UP Belmont Avenue Bridge (North Center)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1302)
This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Belmont Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago
North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement
Built 1896
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
70' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Belmont Avenue
Significance:
Future Sangamon Valley Trail - Lick Creek Bridge
Future Sangamon Valley Trail - Lick Creek Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1890)
This historic lattice deck truss bridge carries the abandoned Chicago & North Western Railway over Lick Creek northwest of Chatham
Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois
Owner: Sangamon County
Status: Abandoned, Awaiting Future Trail Development
Built 1921 using spans fabricated 1883
by
Alden and Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
2-125' and 1-119' quadruple intersection lattice deck truss and 2-37' concrete arch skeleton abutment
Description:
Historic lattice deck truss bridge over Lick Creek
Significance:
CN Big Four Ditch Bridge
CN Big Four Ditch Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-102.8)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Big Four Ditch southwest of Melvin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1911
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
60' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Big Four Ditch
Significance:
Twin Culvert (South)
Twin Culvert (South)
(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #253.8)
This stone arch bridge is the southern of two parallel arches west of Pearl
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built c. 1889
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Design:
12' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over 467th Street
Significance:
Abandoned Prairie Avenue Bridge (Grand Boulevard)
Abandoned Prairie Avenue Bridge (Grand Boulevard)
This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Prairie Avenue
Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: City of Chicago
Status: Abandoned
Built 1905
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago Junction Railway
Design:
1-55' and 2-25' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Prairie Avenue
Significance:
CPKC S. Branch Kishwaukee River Bridge
CPKC S. Branch Kishwaukee River Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-204)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses the South Branch Kishwaukee River on the west side of Genoa
Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built c. 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
1-55' and 4-40' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Branch Kishwaukee River
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CPKC Coon Creek Bridge (New Lebanon)
CPKC Coon Creek Bridge (New Lebanon)
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-176)
This steel stringer bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Coon Creek in New Lebanon
New Lebanon, DeKalb County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Status: In Use
Built c. 1930
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-28' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Coon Creek
Significance:
CN Bridge #2.14
CN Bridge #2.14
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.14)
This small deck plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over an alley between State Street and Wabash Avenue
Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1899
by
Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois
for
St. Charles Air Line Railroad
Design:
27' deck plate girder
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Alley
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