Kankakee River

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1100 West Kankakee River Bridge (La Porte County, Indiana)
Built 1912, removed in 1980's.
Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on CR 1100W
Demolished

BNSF Twin Kankakee River Bridges (Will County, Illinois)
Twin bridges over Kankakee River on BNSF RR 1-deck plate 1-concrete slab
Open to traffic

C&O Railroad Kankakee River bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Built 1954
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad (ex-C&O, CSX Transportation) in English Lake


Dunns Bridge (Jasper County, Indiana)
Built ca.1895 by P.E. Lane using trusses recycled from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
Steel through arch bridge over Kankakee River on CR 500 E (bypassed)
Open to pedestrians

Illinois Route1 & 17 over south channel of Kankakee River @ Momence (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built in1938 Rehabilitated 1986
Steel stringer bridge over Kankakee River, south channel on Illinois Route 1 & 17
Open to traffic

Illinois Rt 1/17 Bridge over North Channel of Kankakee River @ Momence, Illinois (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Replaced a concrete arch structure built in early 1900's
Steel Stringer Bridge over Kankakee River, North Channel on Illinois Rt 1 & Illinois Rt 17
Open to traffic

Illinois Rt 102 over Rock Creek @ Kankakee River State Park (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Rock Creek on Illinois Rt 102
Open to traffic

Kankakee River Bridge (La Porte County, Indiana)
Built 1913
Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on CR 1500 South
Replaced by New Bridge

Kankakee River Bridge (La Porte County, Indiana)
Built 1935; replaced 1996
Lost pony truss bridge over Kankakee River on CR 300S
Replaced by new bridge

Kankakee River Bridge (Newton County, Indiana)
Built 1933, rehabilitated in 1975, replaced in 1995
Lost through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Northbound US 41
Replaced by new bridge

Kankakee River Bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1974; replaced 1999
Lost through truss bridge over Kankakee River on US 421
Replaced by new bridge

Kankakee River CN Railroad Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Concrete arch bridge over Kankakee River on Canadian National Railroad in Kankakee
Open to traffic

Kankakee River IN 49 Bridge (Jasper County, Indiana)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1996
Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on IN 49
Open to traffic

Kankakee River KB&S RR Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Steel deck plate bridge over Kankakee River & Birchwood Ln on Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern RR in Aroma Park
Open to traffic

Kankakee River NS RR-Momence North Channel (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Deck girder bridge over Kankakee River on Norfolk Southern RR


Kankakee River NS RR-Momence South Channel (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Deck girder bridge over Kankakee River on Norfold Southern RR
Open to traffic

Kankakee River Range Line Road Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1920
Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Range Line Road
Open to traffic

Kankakee River Station St Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1979
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Kankakee River on Station Street
Open to traffic

Kankakee River UP Rail Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on UPRR in Wilmington
Open

Kankakee River-US 45/52 Rail Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1960
Girder bridge over US 45-52 & Kankakee River on NS RR
Open to traffic

Little Kankakee River Bridge (La Porte County, Indiana)
Built 1916; replaced 1998
Lost pony truss bridge over Little Kankakee River on CR 350S
Replaced by new bridge

Pennsylvania Railroad Kankakee River Bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Part of the PRR's Chicago to Logansport main line, and formerly double tracked. Line abandoned about 1980 and tracks pulled shortley thereafter. C&O Railroad bridge immediately to it's East.
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on former Conrail (ex- Panhandle, Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central) in English Lake
Abandoned

Rock Creek Suspension Bridge-Kankakee River State Park (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Wire suspension bridge over Rock Creek on Hiking trail in Kankakee River State Park
Open to pedestrians

Shelby Bridge (Newton County, Indiana)
Built 1914, rehabilitated in 1973, replaced in 1997
Lost pair of through truss bridges over Kankakee River on IN 55
Replaced by new bridge

South Island Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Pony truss bridge over East Branch Kankakee River on West Street, 0.25 mi. north of Kahler Rd
Now resides as a display at DDD Construction in Coal City.

State Line Bridge (Lake County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1900
Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on State Line Road
Closed to all traffic

Washington Street Bridge-carried US 45 & 52 Kankakee River in Kankakee, Illinois (Kankakee County, Illinois)
New spandrel piers and deck, piers and arches coated with gunnite 1955
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Kankakee River on US 45 & 52, Washington Street
Replaced by new bridge

Wauponsee Glacial Trail Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1902 by the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co. a derailment in a unknown year damaged the eastern truss and was replaced with a pony plate girder.
Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Wauponsee Glacial Trail (formerly Norfolk & Western Railway )
Open to pedestrians