Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

IAIS Mud Creek Bridge (Annawan)
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IAIS Mud Creek Bridge (Annawan)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1465)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Mud Creek on the west side of Annawan

Annawan, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900 and rebuilt c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-34' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

Local

UP Branch Rooks Creek Bridge
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UP Branch Rooks Creek Bridge

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #100.2)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over an unnamed branch of Rooks Creek north of Chenoa

Chenoa, Livingston County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

Unknown

for

Alton Railroad

Design:
5-15' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed Branch of Rooks Creek

Significance:

Local

CSX Mayor Art Schultz Drive Bridge
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CSX Mayor Art Schultz Drive Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #401)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former joint tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad over Mayor Art Schultz Drive in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Newkirk & Powers Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad

Design:
1-37' and 2-18' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mayor Art Schultz Drive

Significance:

Local

Donovan Railroad Crossing
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Donovan Railroad Crossing

(Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Bridge #TH-75.06)

This Warren pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the former New York Central Railroad near Donovan

Donovan, Iroquois County, Illinois

Owner: Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad

Status: In Use for Car Storage

Built 1911, 1923 and 1934

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Thomas McQueen Company of Forest Park, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
1-118' Warren pony truss, 2-46' through plate girders, 2-80' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Warren pony truss and girder bridge over Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad and US Route 52

Significance:

Regional

UP Main Street Bridge (Rockford)
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UP Main Street Bridge (Rockford)

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #470)

This unusual through girder and pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Illinois Route 2 (Main Street) in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
73' double intersection Warren pony truss (center track) and 73' through plate girder (outer tracks)

Description:
Pony truss and through girder bridge over Illinois Route 2 (Main Street)

Significance:

Regional

Joliet Railroad Bridge
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Joliet Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #407)

This massive through truss vertical lift bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over the Des Plaines River in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1932

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Herlihy Mid-Continent Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
306' subdivided polygonal Warren through truss lift span and 1-151' and 1-101' subdivided Warren through truss

Description:
Through truss lift bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Regional

UP Bridge #60.45
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UP Bridge #60.45

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #672)

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

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1885

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Great Western Trail - Sycamore Stone Arch Culvert
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Great Western Trail - Sycamore Stone Arch Culvert

(Chicago Great Western Railway Bridge #52.04)

This small stone arch culvert carries the Great Western Trail over an unnamed drainage ditch along Illinois Route 64 east of Sycamore

Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: DeKalb County Forest Preserve District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

Local

CN Bridge #71.6
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CN Bridge #71.6

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W71.6)

This small standard concrete arch bridge crosses a tributary of Kingsbury Creek east of Irene

Irene, Boone County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
14' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over tributary of Kingsbury Creek

Significance:

Local

Abandoned Elston Avenue Bridge
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Abandoned Elston Avenue Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #Z-6E)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Milwaukee Road Bloomingdale Line over Elston Avenue

West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
75' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Elston Avenue

Significance:

Local