Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

NS Marion Street Bridge (Monticello)
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NS Marion Street Bridge (Monticello)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1403)

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad mainline over Marion Street in Monticello

Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
35' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Marion Street

Significance:

Local

CNW Elgin Corrugated Box Company Driveway Bridge
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CNW Elgin Corrugated Box Company Driveway Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #601)

This abandoned steel stringer bridge carried the Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway of the Elgin Corrugated Box Company

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
20' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over former driveway

Significance:

Local

IAIS Green River Bridge
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IAIS Green River Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1693)

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over the Green River on the east side of Colona

Colona, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and c. 1970

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
155' quadrangular lattice through truss and 5-37' deck plate girders

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Green River

Significance:

Moderate

CN Main Street Bridge (Matteson)
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CN Main Street Bridge (Matteson)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #28.3)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Metra Electric District over Main Street in Matteson

Matteson, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

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

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-30' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Main Street

Significance:

Local

CN Sangamon River Bridge (Spaulding)
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CN Sangamon River Bridge (Spaulding)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-186.7)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Sangamon River along Illinois Route 54 southwest of Spaulding

Spaulding, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York and J.C. Lynch Construction Company of Monmouth, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-100', 8-75' and 1-69' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangamon River

Significance:

Local

DREI Park Drive Bridge
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DREI Park Drive Bridge

(Charles Becker Underpass)

This attractive concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over Lake Shore Drive

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Shesshley & Janney of Johnstown, Pennsylvania

for

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Design:
43' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Lake Shore Drive

Significance:

Local

CPKC IL Route 78 Bridge
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CPKC IL Route 78 Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-460 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge crosses IL Route 78 (Clay Street) in Mt. Carroll

Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1935

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over IL Route 78 (Clay Street)

Significance:

Local

UP Fulton Street Bridge (Near West Side)
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UP Fulton Street Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1.8)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North, Northwest and West Lines over Fulton Street at Milwaukee Avenue

Near West Side, 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:
2-26' and 2-17' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Fulton Street

Significance:

Local

UP Dirksen Parkway Bridge
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UP Dirksen Parkway Bridge

(Alton Railroad Bridge #180.9)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Alton Railroad over Dirksen Parkway (Former US Route 66) in Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

Unknown

for

Alton Railroad

Design:
56' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dirksen Parkway

Significance:

Local

MTRA Old 96th Avenue Bridge
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MTRA Old 96th Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #275)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Old 96th Avenue near Interstate 80 in Mokena

Mokena, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
59' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Old 96th Avenue

Significance:

Local