Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

BNSF US-30 Bridge (Fulton)
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BNSF US-30 Bridge (Fulton)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #37.70)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad across US Route 30 and Spring Brook east of Fulton

Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and c. 1990

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
3-80' and 1-60' deck plate girders and concrete modular girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over US Route 30 and Spring Brook

Significance:

Local

NYC Bridge #462
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NYC Bridge #462

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Peoria & Eastern Railway over an unnamed creek along Illinois Route 9 between Mackinaw and Tremont

Tremont, Tazewell County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Peoria & Eastern Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

UP 20th Street Bridge (Rockford)
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UP 20th Street Bridge (Rockford)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #452)

This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 20th Street in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
25' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 20th Street

Significance:

Local

Ottawa Railroad Bridge
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Ottawa Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #81.45)

This large Pratt through truss lift bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Illinois River in Ottawa

Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1898 and reconstructed 1933

by

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

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
4-176' Pratt through trusses with lift span, 73' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss lift bridge over Illinois River

Significance:

Regional

UP Foster Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)
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UP Foster Avenue Bridge (Lincoln Square)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1306 1/4)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Foster Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foster Avenue (US Highway 41)

Significance:

Local

CN Salt Creek Bridge (Weedman)
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CN Salt Creek Bridge (Weedman)

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-127.6)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Salt Creek near the small town of Weedman

Weedman, DeWitt County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder and 6-14' concrete slabs

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Salt Creek

Significance:

Local

CN Butterfield Road Bridge (Hillside)
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CN Butterfield Road Bridge (Hillside)

This through plate girder bridge crosses Illinois Route 56 (Butterfield Road) near Interstates 290 and 294 in Hillside

Hillside, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1958

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-63' and 2-45' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 56 (Butterfield Road)

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Fox River Bridge (Aurora)
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Abandoned Fox River Bridge (Aurora)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.07)

This abandoned deck plate girder bridge carried the original Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad mainline over the Fox River north of North Avenue

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
6-76' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

Local

Sangamon Valley Trail - Jefferson Street Bridge
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Sangamon Valley Trail - Jefferson Street Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1862)

This through plate girder bridge carries the Sangamon Valley Trail over Illinois Route 97 (Jefferson Street) on the west side of Springfield

Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Owner: Sangamon County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
42' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 97 (Jefferson Street)

Significance:

Local

IAIS Coal Creek Bridge (Sheffield)
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IAIS Coal Creek Bridge (Sheffield)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1370)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Coal Creek on the west side of Sheffield

Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1938

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
68' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Coal Creek

Significance:

Local