Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

Rockford Trail Bridge
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Rockford Trail Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #23.27)

This large through truss bridge once carried the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Rock River in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: City of Rockford

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1896 and 1929 using spans fabricated 1898

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
5-150' Pratt through trusses and 2-63' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

Regional

UP Bridge #119.50
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UP Bridge #119.50

(Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Bridge #C1195)

This small deck plate girder bridge crosses an unnamed creek along County Road 2200N near the small town of Royal

Royal, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1913 reusing a span fabricated 1906

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

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

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #6.0)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Paulina Street at Kinzie Street

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

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

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Paulina Street

Significance:

Local

UP Kickapoo Creek Bridge #4
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UP Kickapoo Creek Bridge #4

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1629)

This quadrangular lattice through truss is the fourth and southernmost bridge carrying the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Kickapoo Creek in Bellevue

Bellevue, Peoria County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902, 1941 and c. 1990

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
148' quadrangular lattice through truss, 2-30', 3-25' and 1-18' steel stringer

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek

Significance:

Moderate

CN Lake Fork Creek Bridge
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CN Lake Fork Creek Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-175.4)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Lake Fork Creek along Illinois Route 54 near Lake Fork

Lake Fork, Logan County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908, 1922 and 1953

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
62' through plate girder, 19-14' concrete slabs and 2-12' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Lake Fork Creek

Significance:

Local

IM 4th Street Bridge
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IM 4th Street Bridge

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway over 4th Street in Pawnee

Pawnee, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder and 2-12' steel stringer

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 4th Street

Significance:

Local

Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #843
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Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #843

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek north of North Aurora

North Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1882

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Clinton Railroad Bridge (East Channel)
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Clinton Railroad Bridge (East Channel)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #0 1/2)

This large through truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the east channel of the Mississippi River at Clinton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1908

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Foundation Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
204' Parker through truss, 7-150' and 1-120' quadrangular lattice through trusses and 76' deck plate girder

Description:
Parker and quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

Regional

Polly L Bridge
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Polly L Bridge

(Metropolitain West Side Elevated Truss Bridge)

This abandoned Pennsylvania through truss span was left standing after much of the of the Logan Square Branch was abandoned.

Near West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned, reused as signal bridge

Built 1895

by

Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio

for

Metropolitan West Side Elevated

Design:
258' Parker through truss

Description:
Parker through truss bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

High

MILW Bridge #TH-46.10
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MILW Bridge #TH-46.10

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #TH-46.10)

This small concrete arch bridge once carried the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad over an unnamed creek northeast of Grant Park

Grant Park, Kankakee County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

Kinser Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago Southern Railway

Design:
15' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed branch of Pike Creek

Significance:

Local