Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Jefferson-Hubbard Viaduct
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UP Jefferson-Hubbard Viaduct

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2.4)

This large trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Metra Union Pacific lines over Jefferson Street and Hubbard Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12 span trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Jefferson Street and Hubbard Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF IL Route 47 Bridge (Sugar Grove)
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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:

Local

CN Michigan Avenue Bridge (Near South Side)
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CN Michigan Avenue Bridge (Near South Side)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.01)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over Michigan Avenue north of 16th Street

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:
1-51' and 2-22' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Michigan Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Kankakee River Bridge (South)
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UP Kankakee River Bridge (South)

(Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Bridge #503)

This deck plate girder bridge is the southern of two deck plate girder bridges across the Kankakee River at Island Park in Momence

Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad/CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
6-55' and 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River

Significance:

Local

UP Corning Road Bridge
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UP Corning Road Bridge

(Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Bridge #388)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over Corning Road south of Beecher

Beecher, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Corning Road

Significance:

Local

IAIS 2160E Street Bridge
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IAIS 2160E Street Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1189)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses 2160E Street west of Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
26' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 2160E Street

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #60.45
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UP Bridge #60.45

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #672)

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1885

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #46.50
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UP Bridge #46.50

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #352)

This stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP I-90 Bridge (Belvidere)
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UP I-90 Bridge (Belvidere)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #428 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over Interstate 90 west of Belvidere

Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1958

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Shappert Engineering Company of Belvidere, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Illinois State Toll Highway Commission

Design:
2-76' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Interstate 90

Significance:

Local

River Forest Railroad Crossing
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River Forest Railroad Crossing

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #10.41)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Union Pacific West Line, Hawthorne Avenue and Central Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910 and raised 1914

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-100' and 2-54' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad, Hawthorne Avenue and Central Avenue

Significance:

Local