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La Salle County

Abandoned 2803rd Road Bridge [Map]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over CSX RR (former Rock Island RR) on Abandoned alignment of 2803rd Rd
Abandoned but intact, approach piers remain

Big Vermillion Bridge Bridge [Map]
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Vermilion River near Oglesby
Lost, replaced with new bridge
Built c1915

BNSF 4th Ave Underpass [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over 4th Avenue on BNSF RR in Mendota
Open to traffic

BNSF IL23 Bridge [Map]
Slab bridge over IL 23 on BNSF RR 2 Mi E of Leland
Open to traffic
Built 1929

BNSF US52 Bridge [Map]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US52 & IL 251 on BNSF RR in Mendota
Built 1936

Broadway Street Viaduct [Map]
Pony truss bridge over BNSF railyard on Broadway Street in Streator
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1976

CB&Q Railroad Bridge [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River now removed--carried CB & Q RR
Lost
Built approx 1880's, swing span added 1914-replaced by lift span 1932, RR line abandoned 1970's, bridge removed summer 1980

CBQ I&M Canal Ghost Bridge [Map]
Lost Bridge over I & M Canal on Abandoned CB&Q RR
Lost

Fall Creek Bridge [Map]
Bridge on abandoned road next to Illinois 71 west of Ottawa, Illinois
Derelict/abandoned

Hilliard Bridge, Illinois Rt 23 & 71 over Illinois River @ Ottawa, Illinois [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Rt 23 & Illinois Rt 71
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1932

I & M Canal access road [Map]
Bridge on Old US 51/I & M Canal parking lot access
Demolished

I & M Canal Fox River Aqueduct [Map]
I&M Canal aqueduct/IL Traction System spaning the Fox River
Open to Foot & Bike Traffic. Aqueduct is dry.
I&M Canal Aqueduct/Illinois Traction System over the Fox River

I & M Canal Little Vermillion Aqueduct [Map]
Aqueduct over Little Vermillion River on I&M Canal
Open to foot, bike and canoe traffic

I & M Canal Swing Bridge [Map]
Pony Plate Girder Swing bridge over I&M Canal on abandoned railroad in Marseilles
Derelict/abandoned
Swing Bridge built in 1887 to move rail cars across I&M Canal

I & M Canal Utica Rail Bridge [Map]
Double-intersection Warren pony truss bridge over I & M Canal on an old railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic

IAIS Fox River Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Fox River on Iowa Interstate RR in Ottawa
Open to traffic

IAIS RR Little Vermillion River Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Vermillion River on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR) in LaSalle
Open to traffic

ICRR over US 51 @ North Edge of Mendota, Illinois [Map]
Lost Bridge over US 51 originally, redesignated to Illinois Rt 251 on Illinois Central Railroad
Removed
removed about 1991 after railroad was abandoned

Illinois Railway Fox River Bridge [Map · Street View]
Howe deck truss bridge over Fox River on Illinois Railway (former CB&Q) just W of Sheridan
Open to traffic

Illinois Railway Indian Creek Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Indian Creek on Illinois Railway (former CB&Q)

Illinois River I-39 Bridge [Map]
Steel through arch bridge over the Illinois River on I-39/US 51 near La Salle in Oglesby
Open to four lanes of traffic
Built 1987

Illinois Rt 178 over Vermilion River @ Lowell, Illinois [Map · Street View]
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Vermilion River on Illinois Rt 178
Open to traffic
built in 1934(reconstructed in 1989) third bridge over the river near this point

Indian Creek Bridge [Map]
Beam bridge over Indian Creek on E 20th Rd
Open to traffic
Built 1920; rehabilitated 1982

Indian Creek Bridge, US 52 [Map]
Lost Deck truss bridge over Indian Creek on US 52
Lost
Built 1933

La Salle Railroad Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on former Illinois Central RR in La Salle with at least one fishbelly deck truss approach spans.
Open
replaced earlier 1893 bridge

Little Vermillion River Rockwell Rd Bridge [Map]
Deck truss bridge over Little Vermillion River on Rockwell Rd in LaSalle
Open to traffic with restrictions
Built 1940

Marseilles Nabisco Bridges [Map]
Howe pony trusses & Pony deck plate bridges over Marseilles Power Canal on spur of Rock Island Railroad in Marseilles
Derelict/abandoned

Matthiessen Park Bridge [Map]
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Lake Falls on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians

Matthiessen Park Bridge [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Deer Creek Gorge on Park Trail
Open to traffic

Matthiessen Park Footbridge [Map]
Ribbed closed-spandrel arch bridge over Deer Creek Gorge on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians
Built 1905

Norfolk Southern 16th Rd Bridge [Map]
Bridge over E 16th Rd on Norfolk Southern RR (former New York Central RR)
Open

Norfolk Southern Eagle Creek Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Eagle Creek on Norfolk Southern RR (former NYC RR) near Kangley
Open

Norfolk Southern Vermillion River Bridge [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Vermillion River on Norfolk Southern RR (former NYC RR) near Streator
Open

Old Route 52 Indian Creek Bridge [Map]
Concrete tee beam bridge over Indian Creek on Private Road (Old US-52)
Open to traffic
Built 1912

Old Route 71 Bridge [Map]
Abandoned slab bridge over drainage ditch on abandoned alignment of IL 71
Abandoned

Old Waterstreet Bridge @ Earlville, Illinois [Map]
Abandoned bridge over Indian Creek @ Earlville, Illinois
Abandoned
Built 1906

Ottawa Railroad Bridge [Map]
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad in Ottawa
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Bridge is a multi-span railroad bridge built in 1898 by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio.

Peru Bridge [Map · Street View]
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 251 at Peru
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1958

Peru Slough Bridge [Map]
Pratt through truss bridge over Peru Slough (Illinois River Backwater)
Open to traffic
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1997

Seneca Bridge [Map · Street View]
Lost four-span through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 170 at Seneca
Replaced by nasty UCEB
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1986; destroyed 2010 (main span imploded at 7AM on 11/18/2010)

Shippingsport Bridge [Map · Street View]
Lost through truss bridge over Illinois River on once carried US 51 and later IL 351
Replaced by new bridge
Lost 7 span through truss vertical lift bridge, replaced with a modern span.

US Rt 6 Bridge over abandoned RR, 2 miles East of Illinois Rt 251 [Map]
Lost two span steel stringer bridge over abandoned RR on US Rt 6
Removed

Utica Bridge [Map · Street View]
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 178 near Utica in La Salle
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1962

Vermilion River Bridge [Map]
Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on Ed Hand Hwy in Oglesby
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1940; rehabilitated 1983

Vermilion River Bridge [Map]
Abandoned 8-panel Pratt through truss bridge over Vermilion River on private property just south of Oglesby
Abandoned, but intact

Vermilion River Private Bridge [Map]
Pratt deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on Private Industrial Road
Open to traffic

Vermillion River Ghost Bridge [Map]
Lost Bridge over Vermillion River on Abandoned mining railroad
Lost

Vermillion River Sandy Ford Bridge [Map · Street View]
Through truss bridge over Vermilion River on N 18th Rd 4 mi E of Leonore
Open to traffic
Built 1959