This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad over Lake Decatur along US Route 36 on the east side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1915 and 1922 using a span fabricated 1889

by

Unknown, McClintic-Marshall Corportation of Chicago, Illinois and Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio

for

Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad

Design:
3-73', 1-50', 1-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Lake Decatur (Sangamon River)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over South Main Street (Southbound Business US Route 51) in Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1933

by

Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois and Cope & Fisher of Decatur, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-60' and 2-19' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over South Main Street (Southbound Business US Route 51)

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over a branch of Mosquito Creek along Illinois Route 48 northeast of Blue Mound

Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1905

by

Unknown and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Branch of Mosquito Creek

Significance:

This attractive through plate girder bridge carrying the former Wabash Railroad over Oakland Avenue in Decatur is one of two identical adjacent structures

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1937

by

Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois and Cope & Fisher of Decatur, Illinois

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-54' and 2-18' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Oakland Avenue

Significance:

This large deck plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Sangamon River and Lincoln Park Drive in Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-100' and 3-90' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangamon River and Lincoln Park Drive

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Illinois Route 48 (Oakland Avenue) on the northwest side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1934

by

Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois and Cope & Fisher of Decatur, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-53' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 48 (Oakland Avenue)

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Nevada Road along Illinois Route 48 southwest of Boody

Boody, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1906

by

Detroit Bridge & Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan and Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
42' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Nevada Road

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over Condit Street in Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1936

by

Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company of Decatur, Illinois and C.R. Miller & Sons of Decatur, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
46' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Condit Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad across Stevens Creek alongside US Route 36 on the west side of Decatur

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1960

by

Unknown

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
3-39' steel stringer and 2-55' concrete covered stone arches

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Stevens Creek

Significance:

This standard through plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Mosquito Creek along Illinois Route 48 northeast of Blue Mound

Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1915 using a span fabricated 1912

by

American Bridge Company of New York and William P. Carmichael Company of St. Louis, Missouri

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
62' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mosquito Creek

Significance: