Railroad Bridges in Bureau County , Illinois


Bureau County is located in northwest Illinois. The seat and largest city are both Princeton.

Random Bridges

Abandoned Town Line Road Bridge

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Abandoned Town Line Road Bridge

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #190.45)

This abandoned deck plate girder bridge crosses Town Line Road in Seatonville

Seatonville, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

New York Central Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Town Line Road

Significance:

Local

IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, East)

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IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, East)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1151)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal in Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-35' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

Local

IAIS Big Bureau Creek Bridge (West)

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IAIS Big Bureau Creek Bridge (West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1193)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Bureau Creek between Bureau Junction and Tiskilwa

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-51' and 2-49' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Bureau Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Bridge #1407

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IAIS Bridge #1407

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1407)

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses an unnamed creek along US Highway 6 east of Mineral

Mineral, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over unknown creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, West)

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IAIS Hennepin Canal Bridge (Bureau Junction, West)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1191)

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal near Lock 6, west of Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-35' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

Local

IAIS West Bureau Creek Bridge (Tiskilwa)

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IAIS West Bureau Creek Bridge (Tiskilwa)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1250)

This deck plate girder bridge crosses West Bureau Creek west of Tiskilwa

Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-51' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Bureau Creek

Significance:

Local

IAIS Bridge #1214

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IAIS Bridge #1214

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1214)

This small steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed creek just east of Tiskilwa

Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-28' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Minimal

UP Hennepin Canal Bridge

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UP Hennepin Canal Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #1469)

This standard quadrangular lattice through truss bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal near Langley

Langley, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
117' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

Moderate

DePue Railroad Crossing

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DePue Railroad Crossing

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #186.00)

This abandoned through plate girder bridge once carried the New York Central across the Rock Island

, Bureau County, Illinois to Seatonville, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1910

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

New York Central Railroad

Design:
1-50' and 1-60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Iowa Interstate Railroad

Significance:

Local

IAIS Bridge #1202

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IAIS Bridge #1202

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #1202)

This steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed creek east of Tiskilwa

Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-21' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local