Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CN Drummer Creek Bridge (Middle)
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CN Drummer Creek Bridge (Middle)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-110.6W)

This deck plate girder bridge is the middle of three unusual deck plate girder bridges over Drummer Creek

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1937 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

Local

Wauponsee Glacial Trail - Forked Creek Bridge
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Wauponsee Glacial Trail - Forked Creek Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1141)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102 northeast of Custer Park

Custer Park, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Will County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-100' and 1-50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102

Significance:

Local

UP Tay Street Bridge
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UP Tay Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #473)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Tay Street and the South Fork of Kent Creek

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Tay Street and South Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

Local

UP IL Route 31 Bridge
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UP IL Route 31 Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #67)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Illinois Route 31 (1st Street) in Geneva

Geneva, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
56' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 31 (1st Street)

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

UP Chase Road Bridge
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UP Chase Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #260)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Chase Road south of Fulton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-29' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Chase Road

Significance:

Local

UP Berteau Avenue Bridge (North Center)
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UP Berteau Avenue Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1304 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Berteau Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Berteau Avenue

Significance:

Local

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

UP Laurel Avenue Bridge (Highland Park)
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UP Laurel Avenue Bridge (Highland Park)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1349)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific North line over Laurel Avenue in Highland Park

Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-28' and 2-14' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Laurel Avenue

Significance:

Local

New Lenox Railroad Crossing
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New Lenox Railroad Crossing

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1077)

This double intersection Warren through truss bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway in New Lenox

New Lenox, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
150' double intersection Warren through truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren through truss bridge over Metra Rock Island District

Significance:

Moderate