Will County , Illinois

Railroad Bridges in Will County , Illinois

Will County is located in northeast Illinois. It is one of the collar counties of the Chicagoland Area. The seat and largest city are both Joliet.

Cities Joliet Wilmington Custer Park New Lenox Rockdale Beecher Mokena Crete

Random Bridges

Wauponsee Glacial Trail - Forked Creek Bridge

(Wabash Railroad Bridge #1141)

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Wabash Railroad over Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102 northeast of Custer Park

Custer Park, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Forest Preserve District of Will County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1908

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Wabash Railroad

Design:
1-100' and 1-50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Forked Creek and Illinois Route 102

Significance:

Local

CSX Chicago Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #403)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former joint tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad over Chicago Street in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1910

American Bridge Company of New York and Newkirk & Powers Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad

Design:
2-21' and 2-15' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Chicago Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF 4th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #38A)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over 4th Avenue in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-36' and 2-18' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 4th Avenue

Significance:

Local

CSX Mayor Art Schultz Drive Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #401)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former joint tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad over Mayor Art Schultz Drive in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1910

American Bridge Company of New York and Newkirk & Powers Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad

Design:
1-37' and 2-18' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Mayor Art Schultz Drive

Significance:

Local

CSX Scott Street Passageway Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #402)

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former joint tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad over a sidewalk at Scott Street in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1910

American Bridge Company of New York and Newkirk & Powers Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over Scott Street Pedestrian Walkway

Significance:

Local

Joliet Railroad Bridge

(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #407)

This massive through truss vertical lift bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over the Des Plaines River in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1932

American Bridge Company of New York and Herlihy Mid-Continent Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
306' subdivided polygonal Warren through truss lift span and 1-151' and 1-101' subdivided Warren through truss

Description:
Through truss lift bridge over Des Plaines River

Significance:

Regional

BNSF 5th Avenue Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #38B)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over 5th Avenue in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-42' and 2-15' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 5th Avenue

Significance:

Local

UP Water Street Bridge (Wilmington)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #52.70)

This small deck plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over Water Street in Wilmington

Wilmington, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1916

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
34' deck plate girder

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Water Street

Significance:

Local

BNSF Ohio Street Bridge (Joliet)

(Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Bridge #36F)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Ohio Street on the north side of Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1908

American Bridge Company of New York and Brownell Improvement Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Design:
1-44' and 2-13' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Ohio Street

Significance:

Local

UP Kankakee River Bridge (Wilmington)

(Chicago & Alton Railroad Bridge #52.80)

This large deck plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago & Alton Railroad over the Kankakee River in Wilmington

Wilmington, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1912

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & Alton Railroad

Design:
5-108' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River

Significance:

Local