Railroad Bridges in , Illinois
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DT Willow Branch Bridge
DT Willow Branch Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-739.9)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Willow Branch along US Route 51 south of Macon
Owner: Decatur Junction Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1912
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
40' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Branch
Significance:
Sangamon Valley Trail - Washington Street Bridge
Sangamon Valley Trail - Washington Street Bridge
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1865)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the Sangamon Valley Trail over Washington Street and an unnamed creek on the west side of Springfield
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Owner: Sangamon County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1924
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
3-65' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Washington Street
Significance:
Berwyn Railroad Crossing
Berwyn Railroad Crossing
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-10.6)
This concrete encased through girder bridge crosses a busy BNSF Railway line in Berwyn
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1913
by
Unknown
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
2-52' and 1-52' concrete encased through plate girders
Description:
Concrete encased through plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway
Significance:
New Lenox Railroad Crossing
New Lenox Railroad Crossing
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1077)
This double intersection Warren through truss bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway in New Lenox
New Lenox, Will County, Illinois
Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)
Status: In Use
Built 1917
by
Unknown
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
150' double intersection Warren through truss
Description:
Double intersection Warren through truss bridge over Metra Rock Island District
Significance:
Hurds Island Railroad Bridge (West)
Hurds Island Railroad Bridge (West)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.44)
This large concrete arch bridge is the eastern of two structures carrying the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Fox River at Hurds Island
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1920
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
3-65' open spandrel concrete arch
Description:
Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Fox River
Significance:
NS Stillwell Street Bridge
NS Stillwell Street Bridge
(Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge #376.30)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad over Stillwell Street in Bloomington
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1949
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Design:
80' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Stillwell Street
Significance:
UP US-136 Bridge
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:
IAIS West Bureau Creek Bridge (Tiskilwa)
IAIS West Bureau Creek Bridge (Tiskilwa)
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1250)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses West Bureau Creek west of Tiskilwa
Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
4-51' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Bureau Creek
Significance:
CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)
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:
Great Western Trail - E. Branch DuPage River Bridge
Great Western Trail - E. Branch DuPage River Bridge
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #22.70)
This stone arch bridge carries the Great Western Trail across the East Branch DuPage River in Glen Ellyn
Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois
Owner: Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built c. 1900
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
12' stone arch
Description:
Stone arch bridge over East Branch DuPage River
Significance: