This large Pratt pony truss bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over the Rock River in Rockton

Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903 and 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
4-120' Pratt pony trusses and 5-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This small through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 20th Street in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
25' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 20th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Tay Street and the South Fork of Kent Creek

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Tay Street and South Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries the Pecatonica Prairie Trail over Coolidge Creek west of Winnebago

Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Winnebago County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1860

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
8' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Coolidge Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over a driveway in South Beloit

South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1935 using spans fabricated 1912 and c. 1905

by

King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
40' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over driveway

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over 9th Street in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1890

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
41' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 9th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Broadway in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-32' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Broadway

Significance:

This unique helicoidal skew stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1882

by

H.T. Smith of Rockford, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
17' helicoidal skew stone arch

Description:
Helicoidal skew stone arch bridge over driveway (former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad)

Significance:

This large Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the Kishwaukee River near Cherry Valley

Cherry Valley, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-150' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kishwaukee River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over the South Fork of Kent Creek near Corbin Street in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over South Fork Kent Creek

Significance: