This standard Pratt pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway over the North Fork of Kent Creek

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
105' Pratt pony truss

Description:
Pratt pony truss bridge over North Fork Kent Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Milwaukee Road over Turtle Creek in South Beloit

South Beloit, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
3-69' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Turtle Creek

Significance:

This large Warren deck truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over the Rock River in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-114' and 2-99' Warren deck trusses

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This small stone arch culvert carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over an unnamed ditch west of Atwood Road east of Roscoe

Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Roscoe Township

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1863

by

Unknown

for

Galena & Chicago Union Railroad

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed ditch

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Milwaukee Road over Gleasman Road west of Loves Park

Loves Park, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1943 using a span fabricated c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
38' through plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Gleasman Road

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge replaced a visually appealing lattice through truss bridge and consists of spans sourced from another location

Cherry Valley, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1988 using spans fabricated c. 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
5-70' deck plate girders and 1-32' steel stringer

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kishwaukee River

Significance:

This unusual through girder and pony truss bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Illinois Route 2 (Main Street) in Rockford

Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1893

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
73' double intersection Warren pony truss (center track) and 73' through plate girder (outer tracks)

Description:
Pony truss and through girder bridge over Illinois Route 2 (Main 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 concrete box culvert once carried the Rockford & Interurban Railway over Coolidge Creek west of Winnebago

Winnebago, Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1903

by

Chicago Engineering & Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Rockford & Interurban Railway

Design:
8' concrete box culvert

Description:
Concrete box culvert over Coolidge Creek

Significance:

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: