This large concrete arch bridge is the eastern of two structures carrying the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Fox River at Hurds Island

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-65' open spandrel concrete arch

Description:
Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Spring Street in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-24' and 2-11' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Spring Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago Great Western Railway over the Fox River in St. Charles

St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Abandoned

Built 1956

by

Unknown and John P. Abrahamson Construction Company of Des Moines, Iowa

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
6-66' and 2-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This large concrete arch bridge is the eastern of two structures carrying the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Fox River at Hurds Island

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1920

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
3-65' open spandrel concrete arch

Description:
Open spandrel concrete arch bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This concrete deck girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over River Street in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-36' concrete deck girder and 2-13' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete deck girder bridge over River Street

Significance:

This concrete box culvert carries the Fox River Trail over an unnamed creek near Wellington Avenue in Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1901

by

Cleveland Construction Company of Akron, Ohio

for

Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway

Design:
5' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Virgil Gilman Nature Trail over River Street in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Fox Valley Park District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1926

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over River Street

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch at Pokagon Drive between Carpentersville and Algonquin

Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1904

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
9' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed ditch

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Ball Street in Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ball Street

Significance:

This unusual concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Illinois Route 25 (Broadway) and Clark Street in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-27', 2-25', 2-14' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Illinois Route 25 (Broadway) and Clark Street

Significance: