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This steel stringer bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over an unnamed creek west of Atkinson
Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois
Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1939
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Design:
2-38' steel stringer
Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek
Significance:
This deck plate girder bridge carries an abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad line over Interstate 90 near Jackson
Jackson, Jackson County, Minnesota
Owner: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Status: Abandoned
Built 1973
by
St. Paul Structural Steel Company of St. Paul, Minnesota and Tri-State Construction Company of Nelson, Wisconsin
for
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Design:
2-83' deck plate girders
Description:
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Interstate 90
Significance:
This Pratt through truss bridge carries the former Peoria & Pekin Union Railway over Kickapoo Creek near Bartonville
Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois
Owner: Tazewell & Peoria Railroad
Status: In Use
Built c. 1915
by
Unknown
for
Peoria & Pekin Union Railway
Design:
150' Pratt through truss and 12-14' steel stringer
Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek
Significance:
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This small concrete box culvert carries the former Aurora, Elgin & Fox River Electric Company over an unnamed creek in South Elgin
South Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
Owner: Fox River Trolley Museum
Status: In Use
Built c. 1905
by
Unknown
for
Elgin, Aurora & Southern Traction Company
Design:
8' concrete box culvert
Description:
Concrete box culvert over unnamed creek
Significance:
This modern through girder bridge carries the Minnesota River Bluffs Trail over the West Chaska Creek diversion channel in Chaska
Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota
Owner: Carver County Regional Rail Authority
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1986
by
Unknown
for
Chicago & North Western Railway
Design:
80' through plate girder
Description:
Through girder bridge over West Chaska Creek Diversion Channel
Significance:
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