Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

MILW Culvert #E-133
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MILW Culvert #E-133

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #E-133)

This small stone arch culvert crosses Brown Creek and is one of several small culverts which carried the original Racine and Mississippi Rail Road near Dakota

Dakota, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1959

by

Unknown

for

Racine and Mississippi Rail Road

Design:
10'x9' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Brown Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #108.35
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UP Bridge #108.35

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #206)

This stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed drainage ditch near 14th Avenue Sterling

Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
12' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

UP W. Fork N. Branch Chicago River Bridge
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UP W. Fork N. Branch Chicago River Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #867)

This concrete arch bridge crosses the West Fork North Branch Chicago River near Techny Road

Northbrook, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
24' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over West Fork North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

Local

CN Oak Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
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CN Oak Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #11.76)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Oak Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-35' and 2-17' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Oak Avenue

Significance:

Local

CN Drummer Creek Bridge (North)
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CN Drummer Creek Bridge (North)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-110.6WW)

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

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
65' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

Local

CN South Franklin Street Bridge (Decatur)
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CN South Franklin Street Bridge (Decatur)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #A-751.3)

This large through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over South Franklin Street (Northbound Business US Route 51) in Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1965

by

American Bridge Company (Gary Plant) and Fisher-Stoune, Inc. of Decatur, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
128' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Franklin Street (Northbound Business US Route 51)

Significance:

Minimal

CN Bridge #2.14
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CN Bridge #2.14

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.14)

This small deck plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over an alley between State Street and Wabash Avenue

Near South Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1899

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and J.S. Patterson Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

St. Charles Air Line Railroad

Design:
27' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Alley

Significance:

Local

Prairie Trail - North Branch Nippersink Creek Bridge
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Prairie Trail - North Branch Nippersink Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #704)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the North Branch of Nippersink Creek in Richmond

Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1918

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
66' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Branch Nippersink Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Franklin Avenue Bridge (River Forest)
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UP Franklin Avenue Bridge (River Forest)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #14.6)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Franklin Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, 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:
2-27' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Franklin Avenue

Significance:

Local

Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.98
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Great Western Trail - Culvert #46.98

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #46.98)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Great Western Trail over a farm entrance along Illinois Route 64 east of Virgil

Virgil, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
14' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over farm entrance

Significance:

Local