Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

UP Des Plaines River Bridge (Lions Woods)
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UP Des Plaines River Bridge (Lions Woods)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #847)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Des Plaines River in Lions Woods Forest Preserve

Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-65' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Local

BNSF IL Route 23 Bridge
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BNSF IL Route 23 Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #63.03)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Illinois Route 23 east of Leland

Leland, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
30' concrete encased beam and 4-14' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Illinois Route 23

Significance:

Local

Delavan Stone Arch (East)
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Delavan Stone Arch (East)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #159.6)

This stone arch bridge is the eastern of two similar structures which carried the Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed creek at Lake Park in Delavan

Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: City of Delavan

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1897

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

IR Fox River Bridge (Montgomery)
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IR Fox River Bridge (Montgomery)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #41.25)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Fox River and Illinois Route 25 in Montgomery

Montgomery, Kendall County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1938

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
4-78' deck plate girder, 45' steel stringer, timber pile trestle and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Local

UP Sugar Creek Bridge (Bloomington)
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UP Sugar Creek Bridge (Bloomington)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #125.0)

This wide deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Sugar Creek in Normal

Normal, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1884, 1890, 1920 and 1924

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

Moderate

CN Green Street Bridge (Champaign)
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CN Green Street Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.3)

This through plate girder bridge across Green Street is the oldest grade separation in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Green Street

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Rooks Creek Bridge
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Abandoned Rooks Creek Bridge

This abandoned concrete arch bridge once carried the Bloomington, Pontiac & Joliet Electric Railway over Rooks Creek south of Pontiac

Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1910

by

Burnham & Ives of Bloomington, Illinois

for

Bloomington, Pontiac & Joliet Electric Railway

Design:
4-60' concrete arches

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Rooks Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Split Rock Tunnel
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Split Rock Tunnel

This short tunnel carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway mainline under Split Rock between Utica and LaSalle

LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: Bypassed and Abandoned

Built 1853

by

Clark & Mann

for

Chicago and Rock Island Rail Road Company

Design:
165' bored tunnel with stone lining

Description:
Bored tunnel under Split Rock

Significance:

Moderate

Abandoned Elston Avenue Bridge
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Abandoned Elston Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-6E)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Milwaukee Road Bloomingdale Line over Elston Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elston Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Madison Street Bridge (Near West Side)
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UP Madison Street Bridge (Near West Side)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #S-1607)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Rockwell Subdivision over Madison Street

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
1-48' and 2-15' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Madison Street

Significance:

Local