Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CN Front Street Bridge (Matteson)
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CN Front Street Bridge (Matteson)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #28.2)

This deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge crosses Front Street and the Old Plank Road Trail in Matteson

Matteson, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
37' deck plate girder, 34' concrete encased beam and 2-25' concrete slabs

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Front Street and Old Plank Road Trail

Significance:

Local

CPKC Cockrell Lane Bridge
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CPKC Cockrell Lane Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #191.5)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Cockrell Lane south of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
29' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Cockrell Lane

Significance:

Local

NS Stillwell Street Bridge
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NS Stillwell Street Bridge

(Norfolk Southern Railway Bridge #376.30)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad over Stillwell Street in Bloomington

Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1949

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Stillwell Street

Significance:

Minimal

MTRA 64th Street Bridge
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MTRA 64th Street Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Southwest Service over 64th Street

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 64th Street

Significance:

Local

CTA Green Line - Englewood Truss Bridge
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CTA Green Line - Englewood Truss Bridge

This Pratt through truss span carries the CTA Green Line over the Metra Southwest Service (former Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad)

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

South Side Elevated Railroad

Design:
170' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Metra Southwest Service

Significance:

Moderate

NS N725E Road Bridge
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NS N725E Road Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #756)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses N725E Road and an unnamed creek northeast of Palmer

Palmer, Christian County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1909 and 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of Williamsport, Indiana

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
2-35' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over N725E Road and unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

NS Sugar Creek Bridge (Bloomington)
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NS Sugar Creek Bridge (Bloomington)

(Lake Erie & Western Railroad Bridge #920)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad over Sugar Creek on the west side of Bloomington

Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1950

by

Unknown

for

New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sugar Creek

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Hermitage Avenue Bridge (New City)
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Abandoned Hermitage Avenue Bridge (New City)

(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.29)

This through plate girder bridge across Hermitage Avenue is one of several similar structures along the former Grand Trunk Western 49th Street Line

New City, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hermitage Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN St. Marys Road Bridge (Champaign)
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CN St. Marys Road Bridge (Champaign)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.41)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses St. Marys Road near US Highway 45 in Champaign

Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
25' and 20' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over St. Marys Road

Significance:

Local

CN Cemetery Road Bridge (Channahon)
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CN Cemetery Road Bridge (Channahon)

(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #550)

This small steel stringer bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over Cemetery Road southwest of Channahon

Channahon, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Cemetery Road

Significance:

Local