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

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
42' deck plate girder, and 17' and 18' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Chicago Street

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Great Western Trail over a farm entrance along Illinois Route 64 east of Virgil

Virgil, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
14' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over farm entrance

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries the Fox River Trail over Poplar Creek on the south side of 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:
30' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Poplar Creek

Significance:

This concrete encased stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Batavia Creek south of Batavia

Batavia, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1850

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Concrete encased stone arch culvert over Batavia Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over the reverse concurrency of US Route 20/Illinois Route 47/Illinois Route 72 at Starks

Pingree Grove, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1935

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
66' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over US Route 20/Illinois Route 47/Illinois Route 72

Significance:

This stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over an unnamed creek on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
10' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the East Branch of Big Rock Creek west of Big Rock

Big Rock, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960 using spans fabricated 1911 and 1926

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
75' and 2-39' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over East Branch Big Rock Creek

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over Lake Street (Illinois Route 31) in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-40', 1-20', 1-15' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Illinois Route 31 (Lake Street)

Significance:

This unusual through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over the Batavia Branch of the Illinois Prairie Path

Batavia, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
44' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Prairie Path (Batavia Branch)

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: