Railroad Bridges in , Illinois
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Polly L Bridge
Polly L Bridge
(Metropolitain West Side Elevated Truss Bridge)
This abandoned Pennsylvania through truss span was left standing after much of the of the Logan Square Branch was abandoned.
Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Abandoned, reused as signal bridge
Built 1895
by
Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio
for
Metropolitan West Side Elevated
Design:
258' Parker through truss
Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad
Significance:
ICG Madden Creek Bridge
ICG Madden Creek Bridge
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #N-17.3)
This abandoned steel stringer bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Madden Creek west of White Heath
White Heath, Piatt County, Illinois
Owner: Trails Of The Grand Prairie
Status: Abandoned
Built 1923
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
30' steel stringer and timber pile trestle
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Madden Creek
Significance:
Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.80
Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.80
(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #46.80)
This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Great Western Trail over a farm entrance along Illinois Route 64 east of Virgil
Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1910
by
Unknown
for
Chicago Great Western Railway
Design:
11' concrete encased beam
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over farm entrance
Significance:
BNSF Rock River Bridge (Oregon)
BNSF Rock River Bridge (Oregon)
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #98.18)
This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the west channel of the Rock River in Oregon
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1904
by
McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Design:
2-132' Pratt through trusses and 4-67' deck plate girders
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River
Significance:
CN South Main Street Bridge (Decatur)
CN South Main Street Bridge (Decatur)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-750.9)
This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over South Main Street (Southbound Business US Route 51) in Decatur
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1933
by
Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois and Cope & Fisher of Decatur, Illinois
for
Illinois Central Railroad
Design:
2-60' and 2-19' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Main Street (Southbound Business US Route 51)
Significance:
IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (East)
IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (East)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sangchris Lake (Clear Creek) in Tovey
Tovey, Christian County, Illinois
Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad
Status: Closed to Traffic
Built 1906
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri
for
Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway
Design:
40' deck plate girder and trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangchris Lake (Clear Creek)
Significance:
NS Madden Creek Bridge (South)
NS Madden Creek Bridge (South)
(New York Central Railroad Bridge #303)
This concrete slab bridge carries the former New York Central Railroad over Madden Creek east of Mansfield
Mansfield, Piatt County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1928
by
Unknown
for
New York Central Railroad
Design:
3-14' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Madden Creek
Significance:
NS West Branch Drummer Creek Bridge
NS West Branch Drummer Creek Bridge
(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #827)
This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Nickel Plate over the West Branch of Drummer Creek west of Gibson City
Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1948
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Design:
40' through plate girder
Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Branch Drummer Creek
Significance:
Bloomingdale Trail - Wolcott Avenue Bridge
Bloomingdale Trail - Wolcott Avenue Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8J)
This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Wolcott Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago
West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Owner: City of Chicago
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1914
by
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Wolcott Avenue
Significance:
NS Forest Avenue Bridge (Decatur)
NS Forest Avenue Bridge (Decatur)
(Wabash Railroad Bridge #702F)
This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Forest Avenue on the south side of Decatur
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1927
by
Carmichael-Cryder Company of St. Louis, Missouri
for
Wabash Railroad
Design:
2-17' concrete encased beams and 2-8' concrete slabs
Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Forest Avenue
Significance: