Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

NS Mosquito Creek Bridge (Blue Mound)
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NS Mosquito Creek Bridge (Blue Mound)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #721)

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Mosquito Creek along Illinois Route 48 northeast of Blue Mound

Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
62' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance:

Local

AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (South)
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AE&FRE Unnamed Creek Culvert (South)

This small concrete box culvert carries the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company over an unnamed creek in South Elgin

South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Fox River Trolley Museum

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Company

Design:
8' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

CPKC Straddle Creek Bridge #1
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CPKC Straddle Creek Bridge #1

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-440)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Straddle Creek near the former junction of Kittredge

Lanark, Carroll County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1914 using a span fabricated 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
63' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Straddle Creek

Significance:

Local

BNSF Rathbone Avenue Bridge (Aurora)
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BNSF Rathbone Avenue Bridge (Aurora)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.83)

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Rathbone Avenue in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

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

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Rathbone Avenue

Significance:

Local

Morris Interurban Crossing
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Morris Interurban Crossing

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #620)

This small concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over a pedestrian walkway (former Fox and Illinois Union Railway)

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built c. 1915

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over a pedestrian walkway (former Fox and Illinois Union Railway)

Significance:

Local

CN North Avenue Bridge (Melrose Park)
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CN North Avenue Bridge (Melrose Park)

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #13.25)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Illinois Route 64 (North Avenue) in Melrose Park

Melrose Park, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1963

by

Unknown

for

Soo Line Railroad

Design:
2-70' through plate girder and 2-15' concrete slab

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 64 (North 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

CN Wabash Avenue Bridge (Near South Side)
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CN Wabash Avenue Bridge (Near South Side)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W2.09)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the St. Charles Air Line over Wabash Avenue north of 16th Street

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:
61' through plate girder and 2-22' deck plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wabash Avenue

Significance:

Local

DePue Railroad Crossing
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DePue Railroad Crossing

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #186.00)

This abandoned through plate girder bridge once carried the New York Central across the Rock Island

DePue, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

New York Central Railroad

Design:
1-50' and 1-60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Iowa Interstate Railroad

Significance:

Local

UP Bridge #48.50
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UP Bridge #48.50

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #48 1/2)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway in South Beloit

South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1935 using spans fabricated 1912 and c. 1905

by

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

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over driveway

Significance:

Local