Illinois Traction System
Reporting mark: ITS
View Exhibit mapCN/IT Overpass (Sangamon County, Illinois)
Slab bridge over Illinois Terminal System on Canadian National RailwayOpen to traffic
Gilbert Street Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1893 by the Chicago Bridge Co., replaced in 1921-22Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on Gilbert Street in DanvilleReplaced by new bridge
IC/ITR Overpass (Sangamon County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Interurban trail (formerly ITRR)Derelict/abandoned
Illinois Terminal - Danville Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1906; closed to traffic April 8, 1946; abandoned October 16, 1946; removed 1947Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on former Illinois Traction System in DanvilleRemoved
Illinois Terminal - Highland Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1910Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on former Illinois Traction System in DanvilleNo longer exists
Illinois Terminal - Iron Horse Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1930 by the McClintic-Marshall Company of Chicago, IllinoisElevated plate girder trestle over numerous city streets on the Illinois Terminal Railroad in St. LouisAbandoned but awaiting plans to convert into a pedestrian trail. Purchased by Great Rivers Greenway District.
Illinois Terminal - McKinley Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)
Built 1907, closed to traffic in 1951Lost Bascule bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Terminal Railroad in PeoriaNo longer exists
Illinois Terminal - Tucker Tunnel (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1931; demolished in 2010Cut-And-Cover Tunnel under Tucker Blvd. on Illinois Terminal Railroad tunnel on in St. LouisFilled in. Tunnel has been filled in with new roadway built on top.
Illinois Traction - Homer Bridge (Champaign County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1904Lost Timber stringer bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on former Illinois Traction System north of HomerLost
Illinois Traction/Wabash Overpass (Old) (Piatt County, Illinois)
Built 1907; Replaced 1928/29Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash Railroad on Illinois Traction SystemReplaced by a new bridge
ITS - Fancy Creek Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)
Abandoned bridge over Fancy Creek on Illinois Traction SystemAbandoned
McKinley Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1910, closed to traffic in October 2001, reopened in 2007Through truss bridge over the Mississippi River at St. LouisOpen to traffic
McKinley Bridge Bikeway - Branch Street Trestle (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1910 with the McKinley Bridge for Illinois Traction System; closed to railroad traffic in 1977; reopened to pedestrians June 7, 2008Deck girder bridge connecting Branch Street to the McKinley Bridge on former Illinois Terminal Railroad at St. LouisOpen to pedestrians
NS - IL121 Overpass (Macon County, Illinois)
Built 1943Pony plate girder bridge over IL 121 on Norfolk Southern RailwayOpen to traffic
NS - Long Lake Runoff Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Steel stringer bridge over Long Lake Runoff Creek on Norfolk Southern RailwayOpen to traffic
NS - Van Dyke Street Overpass (Macon County, Illinois)
Original through plate girder built ca. 1910; Road overpass DPG built ca. 1919Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cole Creek on River TrailReplaced by a new bridge
NS/ITR Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Original 32' pile trestle built 1888; replaced 1907 with this bridgePony/through girder bridge over Illinois Terminal Ry. (abandoned) on Wabash, later N&W, now NS RailwayOpen to rail traffic
UP - Church Road Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1952, still in useArch bridge over Church Road (TR 246) on Mo Pac Rr in WordenOpen to traffic