This steel stringer bridge crosses Missouri Route 13 (Main Street) in Polo

Polo, Caldwell County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
38' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Missouri Route 13 (Main Street)

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge once crossed Rush Creek and Route H in Liberty

Liberty, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1931

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
6-75' deck plate girder and 2-38' concrete stringer

Description:
Lost deck plate girder bridge over Rush Creek and Route H

Significance:

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

by

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:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Des Plaines Street in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1940

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Rady Coal & Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
51' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Des Plaines Street

Significance:

This large stone arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over the East Fork of Nettle Creek in Morris

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1874

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
30' stone arch

Description:
Stone arch bridge over East Fork Nettle Creek

Significance:

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

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

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:
1-46' and 2-16' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Eastern Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over the Fox River near Champlain Street in Ottawa

Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1951, using spans fabricated c. 1900 and 1919

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-79', 1-67' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River

Significance:

This deck plate girder swing span carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway spur over the Illinois & Michigan Canal in Rockdale

Rockdale, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
140' deck plate girder swing span

Description:
Deck plate girder swing span over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

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

by

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:

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

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

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:
1-45' and 2-15' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Richards Street

Significance:

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

by

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:

This small concrete arch bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over an unnamed creek near Young Street in Marseilles

Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
10' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the David Murdock Trail over Stevens Creek

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: City of Lincoln

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Stevens Creek

Significance:

This through and deck plate girder bridge crosses the BNSF Railway and Blueridge Drive in DeWitt

DeWitt, Gage County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder, 1-19' and 1-44' deck plate girder

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over BNSF Railway and Blueridge Drive

Significance:

This large through and deck plate girder bridge carries a trail over the Little Blue River in Fairbury

Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: City of Fairbury

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1904 and c. 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-95' and 2-58' through plate girders and 1-50' and 2-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Little Blue River

Significance:

This large double deck through truss swing bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Fort Armstrong Road over the Mississippi River

Davenport, Scott County, Iowa to Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: United States Army

Status: In Use

Built 1896

by

Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

for

United States Government and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
366' Baltimore through truss swing span, 2-258', 3-217' Baltimore through trusses, 1-193' and 1-99' Pratt through trusses

Description:
Baltimore through truss swing bridge over Mississippi River

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses 1500N Avenue along US Highway 6 east of Mineral

Mineral, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 1500N Avenue

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses 2160E Street west of Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
26' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 2160E Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is the western of two bridges carrying the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Beck Avenue

Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1927

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Beck Avenue

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Bureau Creek between Bureau Junction and Tiskilwa

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-51' and 2-49' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Bureau Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed creek east of Tiskilwa

Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-21' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This small steel stringer bridge crosses an unnamed creek just east of Tiskilwa

Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1947

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3-28' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses an unnamed creek along US Highway 6 east of Mineral

Mineral, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over unknown creek

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge crosses an unnamed creek along US Highway 6 east of Mineral

Mineral, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
14' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over unknown creek

Significance:

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 small concrete encased beam bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch west of Atkinson

Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
19' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over unnamed drainage ditch

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Coal Creek on the west side of Sheffield

Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1950

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
68' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Coal Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over Illinois Route 82 (College Avenue)

Geneseo, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1941

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
27' steel stringer and 15' concrete slab

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Illinois Route 82 (College Avenue)

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over the Green River on the east side of Colona

Colona, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and c. 1970

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
155' quadrangular lattice through truss and 5-37' deck plate girders

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Green River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal in Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-35' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal near Lock 6, west of Bureau Junction

Bureau Junction, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-55' and 2-35' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses the Hennepin Canal below Lock 28 in Colona

Colona, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal

Significance:

This modern steel stringer bridge crosses King Creek west of Mineral

Mineral, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1970

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-34' steel stringers

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over King Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over the Little Vermillion River in LaSalle

LaSalle, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900 and 1952

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-54' and 2-51' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Vermillion River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad over Mud Creek on the west side of Annawan

Annawan, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900 and rebuilt c. 1940

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-34' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

This large through truss bridge is the northern of two similar structures carrying the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway across the Rock River at Vandruff Island

Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1920 using spans fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-155' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This large through truss bridge is the southern of two similar structures carrying the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway across the Rock River at Vandruff Island

Milan, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1930 using spans fabricated c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-150' and 2-134' quadrangular lattice through trusses

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Rock River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over the Shabonna Special Ditch east of Atkinson

Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1970

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
34' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Shabonna Special Ditch

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Iowa Interstate Railroad over Spring Creek between Atkinson and Geneseo

Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1940 using spans fabricated 1890 and c. 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-34' and 2-28' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Spring Creek

Significance:

This massive through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Sylvan Slough in Rock Island

Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Bates & Rogers Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-114', 3-105', 1-95' through plate girders and 75' deck plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Sylvan Slough

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses West Bureau Creek west of Tiskilwa

Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois

Owner: Iowa Interstate Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-51' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Bureau Creek

Significance:

This standard steel stringer crosses River Street in Rock Falls

Rock Falls, Cerro Gordo County, Minnesota

Owner: Iowa Northern Railway

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1948

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
Steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over River Street (County Road B20)

Significance:

This curved deck girder and concrete slab bridge carries a wye track over York Avenue and Washington Street in Joliet

Joliet, Will County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built 1912

by

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

for

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway; Chicago & Alton Railroad; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad

Design:
1-43', 1-35', 1-18' deck plate girder and 8 span concrete slab

Description:
Deck plate girder and concrete slab bridge over York Avenue and Washington Street

Significance:

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

by

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:

This subdivided Warren through truss bridge carries the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway over Kickapoo Creek near Bartonville

Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois

Owner: Keokuk Junction Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1939

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
154' subdivided Warren through truss

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses 140th Road between Belleville and Scandia

Belleville, Republic County, Kansas

Owner: Kyle Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1911 and 1940

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-60' and 1-25' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 140 Road

Significance:

This large Warren through truss bridge crosses the Republican River in Scandia

Scandia, Republic County, Kansas

Owner: Kyle Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1904

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-155' Warren through trusses

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Republican River

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge crosses Front Street and Labadie Creek in Labadie

Labadie, Franklin County, Missouri

Owner: Central Midland Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1904 and 1911

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
166' Warren through truss and deck plate girder

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Front Street and Labadie Creek

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Linear Trail over Wildcat Creek along Seth Child Road

Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas

Owner: City of Manhattan

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
124' Warren through truss

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Wildcat Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge crosses Wildcat Creek on the southwest side of Manhattan

Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas

Owner: City of Manhattan

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
100' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Wildcat Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Mill Creek and Bouchey Road east of Maple Hill

Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924 using spans fabricated c. 1900 and 1924

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-61', 1-44' and1-33' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Mill Creek and Bouchey Road

Significance:

This pony truss bridge is the northern of three abandoned bridges over the millrace in Marseilles which once carried a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad spur to the Nabisco Plant

Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1888

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
82' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Platte River near South Bend

South Bend, Cass County, Nebraska to Nebraska

Owner: Lower Platte South Natural Resources District

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1920 and c. 1970

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Paxton-Vierling Steel Company of Omaha, Nebraska

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
30 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Platte River

Significance:

This small concrete encased beam bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over a pedestrian walkway (former Fox and Illinois Union Railway)

Morris, Grundy County, Illinois

Owner: CSX Corporation

Status: In Use

Built c. 1915

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over a pedestrian walkway (former Fox and Illinois Union Railway)

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried numerous tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway/New York Central Railroad over 43rd Street

Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Fuller Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1897

by

Chicago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway

Design:
1-70' through plate girder (west tracks); 1-40' through plate girder and 2-15' steel stringer (east tracks)

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 43rd Street

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over an unnamed creek in New Lenox

New Lenox, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built c. 1930

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
14' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway over Old 96th Avenue near Interstate 80 in Mokena

Mokena, Will County, Illinois

Owner: Regional Transportation Authority (Metra)

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
59' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Old 96th Avenue

Significance:

This unique double track Warren through truss bridge crosses Mill Creek near Paxico

Paxico, Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1905 and widened 1923

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
127' Warren through truss, steel stringer and timber pile trestle

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Mill Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder swing bridge once carried a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway spur over the Illinois & Michigan Canal in Marseilles

Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Status: Abandoned

Built 1887

by

W.G. Coolidge & Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
132' through plate girder swing span

Description:
Through plate girder swing bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

This abandoned pony truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad spur over the Illinois & Michigan Canal

Utica, LaSalle County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Status: Abandoned

Built 1891

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
88' double intersection Warren pony truss

Description:
Double intersection Warren pony truss bridge over Illinois & Michigan Canal

Significance:

This through and deck plate girder bridge crosses Manchester Trafficway and the CPKC Pittsburgh Subdivision

Leeds, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1929 and 1955

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-80' and 1-30' through plate girders, 2-55' and 1-30' deck plate girders and timber pile trestle

Description:
Through and deck plate girder bridge over Manchester Trafficway and CPKC

Significance:

This unique concrete arch and encased beam bridge crosses Stadium Drive near Raytown Road

Leeds, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Abandoned

Built 1903 and 1904

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
24' concrete arch set over 24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete arch and encased beam bridge over Stadium Drive

Significance:

This abandoned through girder bridge crosses Deep Creek east of Zeandale

Zeandale, Riley County, Kansas

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
74' and 60' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Deep Creek

Significance:

This abandoned deck plate girder bridge crosses Salt Creek near Densmore Park

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: City of Lincoln

Status: Abandoned

Built 1940

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
1-75' and 2-60' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Salt Creek

Significance:

This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a pedestrian trail across the Big Sioux River at Riverdale Park

Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: City of Sioux Falls

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1930 using a secondhand span fabricated 1888

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
110' quadrangular lattice through truss and timber trestle

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

This pony truss and deck girder bridge carries a pedestrian trail across the Big Sioux River near 9th Street

Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Owner: City of Sioux Falls

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1930 using secondhand spans fabricated c. 1885 and c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-60' double intersection Warren pony trusses and 2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Double intersection warren pony truss bridge over Big Sioux River

Significance:

This unique Pennsylvania through truss bridge has been creatively reused as a landmark pedestrian crossing over the Kansas River

Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Owner: City of Kansas City (Kansas)

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1905 and 1921

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
2-302' Pennsylvania through trusses and 140' Baltimore through truss

Description:
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

This concrete encased beam bridge carries the Rock Island Trail across 75th Street on the southeast side of Kansas City

Southeast Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over 75th Street

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Rock Island Trail across Big Creek south of Strasburg

Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-66' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Big Creek below Missouri Route 7 in Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Blue Parkway (Missouri Route 350) near Noland Road

Southeast Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1934

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Blue Parkway (Missouri Route 350)

Significance:

This standard concrete encased beam bridge crosses an unnamed creek southwest of Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic; New Bridge Constructed Above

Built 1903

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
24' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam over unnamed creek

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge crosses Chipman Road in Lee's Summit

Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status:

Built 1903

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Chipman Road

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over the east channel of Crawford Creek south of Strasburg

Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
1-60' and 2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Crawford Creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over the west channel of Crawford Creek south of Strasburg

Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built c. 1975 using spans fabricated c. 1920

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
45' through plate girder and 3-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Crawford Creek

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over Frost Road on the southeast side of Kansas City

Southeast Kansas City, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Owner: Jackson County

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1903

by

Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
16' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over Frost Road

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over Garfield Street

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: City of Lincoln

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built 1909

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-25' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Garfield Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Rock Island over the Union Pacific on the south side of Lincoln

Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Owner: City of Lincoln

Status: Open to Trail Traffic

Built c. 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
80' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Jamacia North Trail

Significance:

This Warren through truss bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over the Spoon River west of Wyoming

Wyoming, Stark County, Illinois

Owner: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
140' Warren through truss and 3-75' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Spoon River

Significance:

This small deck plate girder bridge carries the Rock Island Trail over Willow Branch south of Strasburg

Strasburg, Cass County, Missouri

Owner: Missouri State Parks

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic; New Bridge Constructed Above

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Stubbs-Flick-Johnson Construction Company of Kansas City, Missouri

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
30' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Willow Branch

Significance:

This unique Warren through truss bridge is the western railroad bridge across the Kansas River in Topeka

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1903 and 1952 using spans fabricated c. 1905

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
6-153' Warren through trusses

Description:
Warren through truss bridge over Kansas River

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses 144th Street north of Mosby

Mosby, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 144th Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge has an unknown history

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built ca. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
68' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over 1st Street

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses 574th Avenue northeast of Jansen

Jansen, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

c. 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 574th Avenue

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses 580th Avenue northeast of Plymouth

Plymouth, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
45' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 580th Avenue

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses 717th Road northeast of Jansen

Jansen, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 717th Road

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses 719th Road between Plymouth and Jansen

Plymouth, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1901

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant)

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
33' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over 719th Road

Significance:

This Double intersection Warren through truss bridge crosses the Arkansas River on the south side of Wichita

Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1965 and c. 1990 using secondhand spans fabricated 1909, c. 1910 and c. 1950

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad

Design:
153' double intersection Warren through truss and steel stringer

Description:
Double intersection Warren through truss bridge over Arkansas River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Big Blue River southeast of DeWitt

DeWitt, Gage County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901 and 1924

by

American Bridge Company (Lassig Plant) and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-63' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Big Blue River

Significance:

This concrete arch bridge crosses an unnamed branch of Lime Creek on the north side of Herington

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
25' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed branch of Lime Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses an unnamed creek northeast of Jansen

Jansen, Jefferson County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
46' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge features an exceptionally large main span

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status:

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3 span deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Cannon River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge is one of several similar bridges along this route

Clatonia, Gage County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1900

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
50' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Clatonia Creek

Significance:

This deck girder and concrete skeleton abutment bridge crosses K-4 and Lime Creek in Herington

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
90' concrete slab and concrete skeleton abutment

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Kansas Highway 4 and Lime Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses Mud Creek alongside Cabot Avenue

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status:

Built 1947

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Design:
3 span steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Mud Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Route D (192nd Street) west of Lawson

Lawson, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
67' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Route D (192nd Street)

Significance:

This subdivided Warren through truss bridge crosses Shoal Creek near Kingston

Kingston, Caldwell County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1931

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
150' subdivided Warren through truss and concrete modular girder

Description:
Subdivided Warren through truss bridge over Shoal Creek

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge is the third crossing of the Straight River along the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-55' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses the Straight River near Morehouse Park

Owatonna, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
5-40' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

This large Warren deck truss bridge crosses the Straight River between Clinton Falls and Owatonna

Clinton Falls, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
114' Warren deck truss and 2-50' deck plate girders

Description:
Warren deck truss bridge over Straight River

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge is one of several similar structures across the Straight River

Medford, Steele County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
4-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

This standard deck plate girder bridge crosses the Straight River near the River Bend Nature Center

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
3-44' deck plate girder

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses the Straight River

Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
4-44' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Straight River on the south side of Faribault

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge crosses Turkey Creek southeast of DeWitt

DeWitt, Gage County, Nebraska

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1900 and 1924

by

Unknown and American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
2-63' and 1-54' deck plate girder and timber pile trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Turkey Creek

Significance:

This steel stringer bridge crosses southbound US Highway 69 north of Mosby

Mosby, Clay County, Missouri

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1954

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad

Design:
50' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over southbound US Highway 69

Significance:

This concrete slab bridge utilizes a concrete fascia to appear as a concrete arch

Herington, Dickinson County, Kansas

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1923

by

Cedar Rapids Construction Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

for

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
20' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Vane Road

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge was built in 1951 to replace an older bridge of similar design

Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Open to Traffic

Built 1951

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
2-89' deck plate girder and trestle

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Winnebago River

Significance: