Railroad Bridges in , Illinois


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Random Bridges

IAIS Big Bureau Creek Bridge (West)

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IAIS Big Bureau Creek Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1193)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Bureau Creek between Bureau Junction and Tiskilwa

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-51' and 2-49' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Bureau Creek

Significance:

Local

Fox River Trail - Unnamed Creek Culvert (Elgin, South)

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Fox River Trail - Unnamed Creek Culvert (Elgin, South)

This concrete box culvert carries the Fox River Trail over an unnamed creek near Dwight Street in Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio

for

Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway

Design:
5' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

CN E. Fork Galena River Bridge #5

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CN E. Fork Galena River Bridge #5

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-158.3)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the East Fork Galena River near Council Hill

Council Hill, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Gould Construction Company of Davenport, Iowa

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
3-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Galena River

Significance:

Local

Twin Culvert (South)

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Twin Culvert (South)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #253.8)

This stone arch bridge is the southern of two parallel arches west of Pearl

Pearl, Pike County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built c. 1889

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over 467th Street

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-725

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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #W-725

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway KD Line over an unnamed ditch in of Poplar Grove

Poplar Grove, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Boone County Conservation District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ditch

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

Cameron Railroad Crossing

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Cameron Railroad Crossing

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #186C)

This unusual through and deck plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway across 180th Avenue and the BNSF Railway near Cameron

Cameron, Warren County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
Through and deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over 180th Avenue and BNSF Railway

Significance:

Moderate

BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)

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BNSF Des Plaines River Bridge (Lyons)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #11A)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Santa Fe over the Des Plaines River in Lyons

Lyons, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
6-52' deck plate girder and 2-30' concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local

Boneyard Creek Trail Bridge

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Boneyard Creek Trail Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #464)

This deck plate girder bridge has been converted to pedestrian use and is now a feature of a plaza in Urbana

Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: City of Urbana

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boneyard Creek

Significance:

Local

TP&W Prairie Creek Bridge (La Houge)

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TP&W Prairie Creek Bridge (La Houge)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over Prairie Creek east of La Hogue

La Hogue, Iroquois County, Illinois

Owner: Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway

Design:
35' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

Significance:

Local