Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

MILW Culvert #E-123
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MILW Culvert #E-123

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #E-123)

This small stone arch culvert is one of several small culverts which carried the original Racine and Mississippi Rail Road near Rock City

Rock City, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1859

by

Unknown

for

Racine and Mississippi Rail Road

Design:
4'x5' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CGW Stone Arch (Egan)
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CGW Stone Arch (Egan)

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #C-96.90)

This abandoned stone arch bridge carried the Chicago Great Western Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch near Egan

Egan, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

UP Capitol Avenue Bridge (Springfield)
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UP Capitol Avenue Bridge (Springfield)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #185.4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad mainline over Capitol Avenue in Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
1-41' and 2-23' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Capitol Avenue

Significance:

Local

Pecatonica Prairie Trail - Coolidge Creek Culvert
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Pecatonica Prairie Trail - Coolidge Creek Culvert

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #510)

This small stone arch culvert carries the Pecatonica Prairie Trail over Coolidge Creek west of Winnebago

Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Winnebago County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1860

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Coolidge Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #137.90
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UP Bridge #137.90

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #137.9)

This small stone and concrete arch culvert carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek south of Funks Grove

Funks Grove, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1880 and c. 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
8' stone and concrete arch culvert

Description:
Stone and concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Ellison Creek Viaduct
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BNSF Ellison Creek Viaduct

(Media Viaduct)

This large deck plate girder viaduct once carried the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Ellison Creek and 1000N Road east of Media

Media, Henderson County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1894 and 1907

by

Unknown

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
8-64' and 7-32' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder viaduct over Ellison Creek and 1000N Road

Significance:

Regional

NS Lake Decatur Bridge
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NS Lake Decatur Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #110)

This massive closed spandrel concrete arch bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Lake Decatur on the east side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

William P. Carmichael Company of Williamsport, Indiana

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
4-100' skewed closed spandrel concrete arches

Description:
Closed spandrel concrete arch bridge over Lake Decatur (Sangamon River)

Significance:

High

NS West Main Street Bridge (Decatur)
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NS West Main Street Bridge (Decatur)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #702C)

This attractive through plate girder bridge carrying the former Wabash Railroad over West Main Street in Decatur is one of two identical adjacent structures

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois and Cope & Fisher of Decatur, Illinois

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-53' and 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over West Main Street

Significance:

Local

NS Drummer Creek Bridge
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NS Drummer Creek Bridge

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #826)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Nickel Plate over Drummer Creek on the west side of Gibson City

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1948

by

Unknown

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Wood River Bridge (South)
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UP Wood River Bridge (South)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #260.9)

This Warren through truss bridge crosses the Wood River in East Alton

East Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
150' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Wood River

Significance:

Moderate