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Random Bridges

CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)
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CN Water Street Bridge (Kankakee)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #56.34)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over US Route 45/52 (Water Street) in Kankakee

Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1919

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-26' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over US Route 45/52 (Water Street)

Significance:

Local

Bloomingdale Trail - Hoyne Avenue Bridge
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Bloomingdale Trail - Hoyne Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-8H)

This concrete slab bridge carries the Bloomingdale (606) Trail over Hoyne Avenue in the West Town neighborhood of Chicago

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1914

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-20' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Hoyne Avenue

Significance:

Local

CTA Red Line - Winona Street Bridge
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CTA Red Line - Winona Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-68)

This concrete slab bridge once carried the CTA Red and Purple Lines over Winona Street

Uptown, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

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

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Winona Street

Significance:

Local

CPKC Tyler Creek Bridge (West)
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CPKC Tyler Creek Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-121)

This large stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over Tyler Creek on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
18' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Tyler Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Melrose Street Bridge (North Center)
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UP Melrose Street Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1302 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Melrose Street in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Melrose Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Galena Trail Road Bridge
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BNSF Galena Trail Road Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #113.08)

This small concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Galena Trail Road near Polo

Polo, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
18' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Galena Trail Road

Significance:

Minimal

BNSF Rock Creek Bridge (Erie)
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BNSF Rock Creek Bridge (Erie)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #21.89)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Rock Creek east of Erie

Erie, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
1-86' and 2-40' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Rock Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #71.6
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CN Bridge #71.6

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W71.6)

This small standard concrete arch bridge crosses a tributary of Kingsbury Creek east of Irene

Irene, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over tributary of Kingsbury Creek

Significance:

Local

NS Bridge #395.78
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NS Bridge #395.78

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Lake Erie & Western Railroad over an unnamed creek west of Goodfield

Goodfield, Woodford County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1895

by

Unknown

for

Lake Erie & Western Railroad

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CSX Unnamed Creek Arch (Marseilles)
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CSX Unnamed Creek Arch (Marseilles)

This small concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over an unnamed creek near Young Street in Marseilles

Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
10' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local