Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

BNSF Pine Creek Bridge (Stratford)
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BNSF Pine Creek Bridge (Stratford)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #106.02)

This unique stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Pine Creek in White Pines Forest State Park

Stratford, Ogle County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1894

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
48' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Pine Creek

Significance:

Moderate

CN Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)
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CN Lake Street Bridge (River Forest)

(Soo Line Railroad Bridge #11.51)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Lake Street in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad

Design:
1-42' and 2-21' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Street

Significance:

Local

CN Sangamon River Bridge (Spaulding)
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CN Sangamon River Bridge (Spaulding)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-186.7)

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Sangamon River along Illinois Route 54 southwest of Spaulding

Spaulding, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York and J.C. Lynch Construction Company of Monmouth, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-100', 8-75' and 1-69' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangamon River

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Wood River Bridge (South)
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Abandoned Wood River Bridge (South)

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #576)

This abandoned through truss bridge once carried the New York Central Railroad across the Wood River

East Alton, Madison County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four)

Design:
130' Pratt through truss and 50' through plate girder

Description:
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Wood River

Significance:

Moderate

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

NS Marion Street Bridge (Monticello)
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NS Marion Street Bridge (Monticello)

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1403)

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad mainline over Marion Street in Monticello

Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1913

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
35' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Marion Street

Significance:

Local

CNW North Shore Channel Bridge
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CNW North Shore Channel Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #543 1/4)

This unusual deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned railroad over the North Shore Channel south of Oakton Street

Skokie, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: In Use

Built 1909

by

George W. Jackson, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois and John T. Fanning & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over North Shore Channel

Significance:

Moderate

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 Drummer Creek Bridge (Middle)
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CN Drummer Creek Bridge (Middle)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-110.6W)

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

Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1937 using a span fabricated c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Grace Street Bridge (North Center)
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UP Grace Street Bridge (North Center)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1303 3/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Grace Street in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Grace Street

Significance:

Local