Railroad Bridges in , Illinois


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Random Bridges

UP Division Street Bridge (Bloomington)

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UP Division Street Bridge (Bloomington)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #125.1)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Division Street in Bloomington

Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1922 and 1929

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
2-18' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Division Street

Significance:

Local

CTA Yellow Line - Old Hartrey Avenue Bridge

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CTA Yellow Line - Old Hartrey Avenue Bridge

This deck plate girder bridge carries the CTA Yellow Line over a former alignment of Hartrey Avenue

Evanston, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1925

by

Hansell-Elcock Company of Chicago, Illinois and L.E. Meyers Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Design:
70' deck plate girder and 40' concrete skeleton abutments

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Pedestrian Walkway

Significance:

Local

CN Old IL Route 78 Bridge

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CN Old IL Route 78 Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-140.3)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an old alignment of Illinois Route 78 on the west side of Warren

Warren County, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Former Illinois Route 78

Significance:

Local

CN Ridgeland Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)

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CN Ridgeland Avenue Bridge (Berwyn)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-10.7)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Ridgeland Avenue in Berwyn

Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Ridgeland Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Fox River Bridge (South Elgin)

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CN Fox River Bridge (South Elgin)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-38.9)

This large Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Fox River, Fox River Trail and the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company along Stearns Road

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921 and 1931

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
6-88' Warren deck trusses

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Fox River, Fox River Trail and former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company

Significance:

Regional

UP Belmont Avenue Bridge (North Center)

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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:

Local

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

BNSF IL Route 116 Bridge

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BNSF IL Route 116 Bridge

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #204B)

This steel stringer bridge crosses Illinois Route 116 on the east side of Media

Media, Henderson County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
32' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Illinois Route 116

Significance:

Local

UP US-136 Bridge

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UP US-136 Bridge

(Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Bridge #C1110)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over US Route 136 northeast of Penfield

Penfield, Vermillion County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
45' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over US Route 136

Significance:

Local

IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, West)

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IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1191)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal near Lock 6, west of 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