Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

Illinois Prairie Path - Volunteers Bridge
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Illinois Prairie Path - Volunteers Bridge

This large through truss bridge carries the Elgin Branch of the Illinois Prairie Path over the Union Pacific Railroad, Front Street and Wesley Street

Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois

Owner: DeKalb County Forest Preserve District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway

Design:
159' Pratt through truss and prefabricated pedestrian truss spans

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad, Front Street and Wesley Street

Significance:

Moderate

CN Bridge #180.01
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CN Bridge #180.01

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-180.01)

This concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed along Illinois Route 54 southwest of Buffalo Hart

Buffalo Hart, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
8' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Rathbone Avenue Bridge (Aurora)
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BNSF Rathbone Avenue Bridge (Aurora)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.83)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Rathbone Avenue in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Rathbone Avenue

Significance:

Local

TZPR Farm Creek Bridge
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TZPR Farm Creek Bridge

This unusual through truss bridge carries the former Peoria & Pekin Union Railway over Farm Creek in East Peoria

East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Tazewell & Peoria Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905 and 1930

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Peoria & Pekin Union Railway

Design:
118' Schaub variant through truss and 125' through plate girder

Description:
Schaub variant through truss bridge over Farm Creek

Significance:

Regional

UP Keystone Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
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UP Keystone Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.8)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Keystone Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Keystone Avenue

Significance:

Local

Quinsippi Island Railroad Bridge
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Quinsippi Island Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #262.58)

This historic deck girder swing bridge was reused as part of a road to Quinsippi Island

Quincy, Adams County, Illinois

Owner: City of Quincy

Status: Open to Automobile Traffic

Built 1886

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

at

CB&Q Aurora Shops; Aurora, Illinois

Design:
195' deck plate girder swing span, 4-85' deck plate girders and 2-30' stone arches

Description:
Deck plate girder swing bridge over Quincy Bay

Significance:

High

Future Sangamon Valley Trail - Old US-54 Bridge
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Future Sangamon Valley Trail - Old US-54 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1881)

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Old US Route 54 (former Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad) near the small town of Curran

Curran, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1912 and 1923

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio; Cleary-White Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois and S.G. Cool of Manitowoc, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
89' through plate girder and 1-38' and 1-27' concrete encased beams

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Old US Route 54 (former Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad)

Significance:

Local

BNSF 5th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)
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BNSF 5th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #38B)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over 5th Avenue in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-42' and 2-15' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 5th Avenue

Significance:

Local

CNW North Shore Channel Bridge
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CNW North Shore Channel Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #543 1/4)

This unusual deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned railroad over the North Shore Channel south of Oakton Street

Skokie, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

George W. Jackson, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois and John T. Fanning & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Shore Channel

Significance:

Moderate

CN Bridge #180.3
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CN Bridge #180.3

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-180.3)

This concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over an unnamed creek along US Route 20 in East Dubuque

East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway/BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
7' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local