This historic stone arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Carr Road and the East Branch of Mill Creek east of Scales Mound

Scales Mound, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1853

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
16' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Carr Road and East Branch Mill Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an old alignment of Illinois Route 78 on the west side of Warren

Warren County, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Former Illinois Route 78

Significance:

This historic stone arch bridge carries the Illinois Central Railroad over Kelly Road west of Council Hill

Council Hill, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1853

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
14' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over Kelly Road

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over an unnamed creek along US Route 20 in East Dubuque

East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway/BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Gilbert H. Scribner of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete arch culvert carries the former Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over an unnamed creek along US Route 20 in East Dubuque

East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway/BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1907

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
7' concrete arch culvert

Description:
Concrete arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once also contained a Strauss Trunnion bascule span which was destroyed in a derailment

Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1913 and 1976

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-99', 2-70' and 1-62' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Galena River

Significance:

This small concrete encased stone arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed creek east of Apple River

Apple River, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1853

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
13' concrete encased stone arch

Description:
Concrete encased stone arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge is the eastern of two similar structures carrying the former Illinois Central Railroad across the East Fork Galena River east of Galena

Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1923

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
117' Warren through truss and 2-30' through plate girders

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over East Fork Galena River

Significance:

This curved tunnel carries the former Illinois Central Railroad underneath a bluff of the Mississippi River on the approach to the Dubuque Railroad Bridge

East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1868

by

Saulpaugh & Company of Rock Island, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
851' bored tunnel

Description:
Bored tunnel under Mississippi River bluff

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the East Fork Galena River near Council Hill

Council Hill, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
108' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over East Fork Galena River

Significance: