This historic Pratt through truss bridge carries the Virgil Gilman Nature Trail over the Fox River in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Fox Valley Park District

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1897

by

Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway

Design:
2-130' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Fox River

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 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 small steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Tyler Creek on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Tyler Creek

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 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 concrete slab bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over North Avenue in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

for

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over North Avenue

Significance:

This unique through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the former Chicago & North Western Railway on the west side of Elgin

Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-50', 1-31' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge carries the Fox River Trail over an unnamed creek in the Fox River Shores Forest Preserve

Carpentersville, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
16' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

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

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Rathbone Avenue

Significance: