Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CPKC Piasa Creek Bridge
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CPKC Piasa Creek Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #33.6)

This concrete encased stone arch bridge stands tall across Piasa Creek near Delhi

Delhi, Jersey County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1881 and encased 1918

by

Unknown and Stresenreuter, Cotton & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
5-37' concrete encased stone arches

Description:
Concrete encased stone arch bridge over Piasa Creek

Significance:

Moderate

Boneyard Creek Trail Bridge
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Boneyard Creek Trail Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #464)

This deck plate girder bridge has been converted to pedestrian use and is now a feature of a plaza in Urbana

Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois

Owner: City of Urbana

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
32' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Boneyard Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Des Plaines Street Bridge (South)
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UP Des Plaines Street Bridge (South)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #2.8)

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West Line over Des Plaines Street

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-26' and 2-17' trough floor steel stringer; 1-56', 2-17' trough floor through plate girder

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Des Plaines Street

Significance:

Local

Stone Bridge Trail - North Kinnikinnick Creek Bridge
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Stone Bridge Trail - North Kinnikinnick Creek Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #47)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over North Kinnikinnick Creek

Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Roscoe Township

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
72' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over North Kinnikinnick Creek

Significance:

Local

Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge
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Jane Addams Trail - Pecatonica River Bridge

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #R-2.9)

This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad Madison Branch over the Pecatonica River west of Freeport

Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Freeport Park District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1887

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York and Ryan & McDonald of Baltimore, Maryland

for

Chicago, Madison & Northern Railroad

Design:
175' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Pecatonica River

Significance:

Regional

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

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

Skokie Valley Bike Path - Deerpath Road Bridge
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Skokie Valley Bike Path - Deerpath Road Bridge

This concrete rigid frame bridge once carried the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad over Deerpath Road in Lake Forest

Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois

Owner: Commonweath Edison

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1937

by

Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad

Design:
50' concrete rigid frame

Description:
Concrete rigid frame bridge over Deerpath Road

Significance:

Local

CTA Green Line - Englewood Truss Bridge
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CTA Green Line - Englewood Truss Bridge

This Pratt through truss span carries the CTA Green Line over the Metra Southwest Service (former Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad)

Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

South Side Elevated Railroad

Design:
170' Pratt through truss

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Metra Southwest Service

Significance:

Moderate

Abandoned Winchester Avenue Bridge (New City)
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Abandoned Winchester Avenue Bridge (New City)

(Grand Trunk Western Railroad Bridge #6.54)

This through plate girder bridge across Winchester Avenue is one of several similar structures along the former Grand Trunk Western 49th Street Line

New City, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Winchester Avenue

Significance:

Local