Top Ranked Illinois Bridges
CGW Winston Tunnel High Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)Rated 100% with 2 votes
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Ravine on Abandoned Chicago Great Western Ry
No longer exists
Quincy Memorial Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 3 votes
Continuous through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on eastbound US 24 at Quincy
Open to two lanes of eastbound traffic
Built 1928-1930; rehabilitated 1981
Old Stone Arch Bridge (Champaign County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge on Old Street Rail
Built 1863
Jefferson Street Underpass (Cumberland County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 2 votes
Slab bridge over Jefferson Street on CSX Transportation in Greenup
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1900
Cox Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Cox Bridge road
Closed to all traffic
Built 1911
Little Creek Bridge (Hancock County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Little Creek on Abandoned E CR1100, 1.5 mi. southwest of Middle Creek
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1908
Fountain Creek 1900E Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 3 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Fountain Creek on 1900E Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1903
Prairie Creek Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Prairie Creek on CR2800N
Open to traffic with 4 ton weight limit
Built 1904
First Vincennes Highway Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 4 votes
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Wabash River on Main Street
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced by the Lincoln Memorial Bridge
South Street Arch (McHenry County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over South Street on UPRR / METRA Harvard Subdivision
Built 1867 by Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad; Purchased by C&NW, widened 1897 to accomodate a second track
Liberty Road Tunnel (Madison County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 2 votes
Bridge over Liberty Road on CSX Transportation east of Collinsville, IL
Open to traffic
Brookport Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 4 votes
Ten-span through truss bridge on US 45 over the Ohio River at Brookport
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1929
Green Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 2 votes
Wooden deck bridge over Green Creek on TR 385
Open to traffic
Built 1909
Happy Holler Road Bridge (Union County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 2 votes
Wooden deck bridge over Crooked Creek on Happy Holler Road
Open to traffic
Norfolk Southern Mackinaw River Bridge (Woodford County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 3 votes
Deck truss bridge over Mackinaw River on Norfolk Southern RR
Open to traffic
Norfolk Southern Grimm Road Bridge (Woodford County, Illinois)Rated 99% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over CR 1550 E (Grimm Rd) on Norfolk Southern RR
Open to traffic
Big Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)Rated 98% with 2 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Adandoned 2750 E Rd 2.5 mi. SW of La Moille
Bridge appears intact, but the road to it is abandonded.
Built 1901
Dellos Road Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)Rated 98% with 2 votes
Three-span arch bridge over Aux Sable Creek on Dellos Road (TR 35), 6 mi. northeast of Morris
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1873; rehabilitated 1967
Big Creek Bridge (Hardin County, Illinois)Rated 98% with 4 votes
Abandoned bedstead Pratt pony truss bridge over Big Creek on 3 Miles Creek Road
Abandoned
Spring Creek Branch 1250N Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)Rated 98% with 5 votes
Two-span bedstead pony truss bridge over a branch of Spring Creek on 1250N Road
Closed to traffic
Built 1904
DM&E Rock River Bridges - Byron (Ogle County, Illinois)Rated 98% with 2 votes
Twin Through Truss bridges over Rock River on DM&E Railroad (formerly Milwuakee Road)
Open to traffic
The location of this bridge was once called "Loose Pulley Junction"
The Sny Bridge (Pike County, Illinois)Rated 98% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over The Sny on TR 136, 2 mi. south of Rockport
Nothing left but a twisted pile of steel on the bank.
Branch Green Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Rated 98% with 2 votes
Wooden deck bridge over Green Creek Branch on TR 385
Open to traffic
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1979
Conrail Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 98% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over TR 269 and unknown creek on Conrail Railroad
Abandoned, but intact
Built 1901
Big Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)Rated 97% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Abandoned 2160 Rd, 3 mi. east of Tiskilwa
Finally collapsed due to flooding on April 18, 2013
Built ca.1880's; rehabilitated 1949
Indian Creek Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)Rated 97% with 2 votes
Arch bridge over Indian Creek on FAS 2815, 1 mi. west of Bone Gap
Open to traffic
Built 1938
EJ&E Railroad Illinois River Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)Rated 97% with 2 votes
Warren through truss bridge with center lift span over Illinois River on EJ&E RR
Open, original 1895 bridge replaced in 2011
4 span through truss Vertical lift bridge
Fishers' Point Stone Arch Bridge (Hancock County, Illinois)Rated 97% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge on Path
Open to pedestrians
Built ca 1850
UPRR Unnamed Stream Bridge (McHenry County, Illinois)Rated 97% with 3 votes
Bridge over unnamed Stream on UPRR (Former C&NW) in Prairie Grove
Open
Rainbow Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)Rated 97% with 5 votes
Bowstring through truss bridge over Mackinaw River on abandoned section of Green Street
Abandoned
Built in 1868 by the King Bridge Company; abandoned in the 1960s
Stonebridge Meadows Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)Rated 97% with 2 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over a branch of Maeystown Creek on Maeystown Road southwest of Maeystown, at Stonebridge Meadows Subdivision
Abandoned, but still intact
Wartburg Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)Rated 97% with 2 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Fountain Creek off Maeystown Road, near Wartburg
Abandoned, but still intact
Meredosia Bridge (Morgan County, Illinois)Rated 97% with 2 votes
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 104 at Meredosia
Open to traffic
Built 1936; rehabilitated 1984
Thompson Mill Covered Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Rated 97% with 5 votes
Covered bridge over Kaskaskia River north of Cowden
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1868 at a cost of $2,500
Hell's Half Acre Bridge (Christian County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 5 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over South Fork on Former IL 48, southwest of Taylorsville
Abandoned with one pony truss span collapsed
Great Western Trail Drainage Culvert (De Kalb County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 4 votes
Stone arch bridge over Intermittent Stream on Great Western Bike Trail (former CGW Ry)
Open to pedestrians only
Woodland Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on 2100E Road near Woodland, .5 mi. north of Woodland
Open to traffic
Built 1911
Copley Island Park Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 2 votes
Slab bridge over ditch on park entrance road
Open to traffic
Chautauqua Park Swinging Bridge #1 (Livingston County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 2 votes
Wire suspension bridge over Vermillion River on a pedestrian path in Chautauqua Park
Open to pedestrians
Built 1898 by the Joliet Bridge and Iron Co.
Coulter's Mill Bridge (Macon County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 3 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Sangamon River (Lake Decatur) on a closed section of Coulter's Mill Rd
All Forks Creek Wood Bridge (Putnam County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 2 votes
Timber stringer bridge over All Forks Creek on Hennepin Street
Open to traffic
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1991
Sylvan Island Railroad Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 6 votes
1 Span Whipple through truss bridge with Phoenix columns over Mississippi River on former railroad spur in Moline.
Abandoned.
Built 1868 as part of a larger bridge over the Mississippi River at Burlington; one span relocated here and shortened in 1891
Poland Road Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Poland Road on Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad
Open to traffic
Mill Street Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 7 votes
Closed concrete arch bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on former Mill Street in Danville
Closed to all traffic
Built 1915, rehabilitated in 1921, closed to truck traffic in 1948, bypassed in 1950, closed to car and pedestrian traffic in 1960, approach spans demolished in 1965-66
Cemetery Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 2 votes
Concrete culvert bridge over Branch of North Creek just north of Oak Road on County Highway 11 in Hoyleton
Open to traffic
Built 1916 by Washington County Highway Department.
Ninth Street Seven Arch Stone Bridge (Will County, Illinois)Rated 96% with 3 votes
Lost stone arch bridge over Deep Run Creek on Old 9th Street in Lockport
Removed after partial collapse due to flood.
Built 1868; closed 1971; damaged by flooding in March 2011 and removed
Old Stone Arch Bridge (Clark County, Illinois)Rated 95% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Branch East Mill creek on National Trail/Archer Avenue in Marshall
Open to traffic
Built 1837
Butter Creek Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)Rated 95% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Butter Creek in Albion
Open to traffic
Built 1909
Hennepin Canal Lock 26 Lift Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)Rated 95% with 2 votes
Vertical lift bridge over Hennepin Canal on Hennepin Canal Trail 3 mi E of Colona
Open to pedestrians
BNSF Rte 34 Bridge (Henry County, Illinois)Rated 95% with 2 votes
Concrete rigid frame bridge over US 34 on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad
Open
Built 1920
Whiskey Creek Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)Rated 94% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Whiskey Creek on CR43
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1896; rehabilitated 1933
La Salle Railroad Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Rated 94% with 4 votes
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
IC Tunnel #2 (Pope County, Illinois)Rated 94% with 4 votes
Tunnel on CN (formerly IC) Railroad near Abbot
Open to traffic
Built 1927
Hennepin Canal Lock 22 lift Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)Rated 93% with 2 votes
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal on CR-310 East (Abandoned Alignment)
Open to pedestrians
Canal opened 1907
Old US 50 Culvert (Clay County, Illinois)Rated 93% with 3 votes
Concrete culvert bridge over Unnamed creek on Old US 50
Open to traffic
Built 1923
Airtight Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)Rated 93% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 275, northeast of Charleston, 3 mi. northwest of Ashmore
Open to traffic
Built 1914 by the Decatur Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2010
Babylon Bend Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)Rated 93% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Spoon River on Babylon Road (TR 123)
Closed to all traffic
Built 1890. One of the nine bridges submitted to NRHP in "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources", 1980-10-29
CGW Stone Arch (Ogle County, Illinois)Rated 93% with 5 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Farm on Railroad
Abandoned
Long Bay Drive Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)Rated 93% with 2 votes
Multi-span concrete cantilever built to simulate a closed-spandrel arch bridge over Lake Springfield on Long Bay Drive
Open to traffic
Built 1933
Townhall Road Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)Rated 93% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over unknown creek on Townhall Road southwest of Hopedale
Closed to all traffic
Built 1889
Main Street US 136 Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 93% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Stony Creek on US 136 (Main Street) in Danville
Open to traffic
Built 1896, rehabilitated 1981
Fancher Bridge (Clark County, Illinois)Rated 92% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge in the Cumberland Road rest stop, near Marshall
Open to pedestrians
Originally built in Shelby county, IL over Richland creek near Fancher, moved in 1983 to Clark county, IL
LaSalle Street Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Rated 92% with 3 votes
Bascule bridge over Main Branch Chicago River on N. LaSalle Street in Chicago
Open to traffic
Built 1928
East Dubuque Rail Tunnel (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)Rated 92% with 4 votes
Tunnel under hill with the north portal serving as the lead to east approach to the Dubuque Rail Bridge on CN (former IC) Railway
Open to traffic
Originally built by the Illinois Central Railway
Thebes Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)Rated 91% with 5 votes
Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at Thebes
Open to railroad traffic on two tracks
Built 1905 by a consortium of five railroad companies
Spring Road Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)Rated 91% with 2 votes
Three-span concrete girder bridge over Mazon River on Spring Road (TR 105), .3 mi. east of Campbell Rd
Closed. Future uncertain
Built 1910
Matthiessen Park Footbridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Rated 91% with 3 votes
Ribbed closed-spandrel arch bridge over Deer Creek Gorge on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians
Built 1905
Moon Creek Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)Rated 91% with 2 votes
Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Moon Creek Trib. on N100 E Rd
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1900
Sangamon River Bridge (Piatt County, Illinois)Rated 91% with 2 votes
Two-span through truss bridge over Sangamon River on TR 51
Intact but closed to all traffic
Fall Creek Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Rated 90% with 5 votes
Bridge on abandoned road next to Illinois 71 west of Ottawa, Illinois
Derelict/abandoned
IAIS Rock River Bridge (N) (Rock Island County, Illinois)Rated 90% with 4 votes
Quadrangular Through Truss Bridge over Rock River on Iowa Interstate Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1894; relocated here in 1924
US 67 Rock River Bridge (South Channel) (Rock Island County, Illinois)Rated 90% with 3 votes
Steel through arch bridge over Rock River & Hennepin Canal on US 67
Open to traffic
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1985
Armstrong Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 90% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on TR 42A south of Armstrong
Open to traffic
Built 1910, rehabilitated in 1970
Salt Fork River Big Four Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 90% with 4 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on CSX Transportation southwest of Danville
Open to traffic
Built 1905
Hononegah Forest Preserve Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)Rated 90% with 2 votes
Marsh Rainbow Arch bridge over Dry Run Creek in Hononegah Forest Preserve
Open to traffic
Built 1925
South Fork Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)Rated 89% with 3 votes
Abandoned bowstring through truss bridge over South Fork Bear Creek on CR 2353 N
Abandoned
Built ca. 1880
Washington Blvd Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Rated 89% with 2 votes
Bascule bridge over South Branch Chicago River on Washington Blvd in Chicago
Open to traffic
Built 1913
Chesterville Bridge (Douglas County, Illinois)Rated 89% with 2 votes
Lost through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on TR 151, east of Chesterville
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1895
Harper Creek Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)Rated 89% with 2 votes
Arch bridge over Harper Creek on CH 9, 4 mi. south of Albion
Open to traffic
Built 1940
Kemper Road Bridge (Jersey County, Illinois)Rated 89% with 2 votes
Concrete bridge over a branch of Macoupin Creek on Kemper Road (CH 3), 1.2 mi. north of Fidelity
Open to traffic
Built 1926
BNSF Hurds Island West Channel (Kane County, Illinois)Rated 89% with 3 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Fox River in Aurora on BNSF (former CB&Q)
Open to traffic
UPRR Poplar Creek Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)Rated 89% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Poplar Creek on UPRR (Former C&NW)
Open to traffic
Built 1881
ICRR Stone Underpass (Lee County, Illinois)Rated 89% with 3 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over abandoned ICRR industrial spur on Abandoned Illinois Central RR
Abandoned
1854, assuming it was buit with the other 3 stone arches
Metropolis Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)Rated 89% with 2 votes
Six-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River on the Canadian National Railway at Metropolis
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1917 by the American Bridge Co. under the direction of engineers C. H. Cartlidge and Ralph Modjeski
Cass Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)Rated 89% with 2 votes
Bascule bridge over Des Plaines River on Westbound US 30 in Joliet
Open to traffic
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1985
Little Muddy Creek Bridge (Clay County, Illinois)Rated 88% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Little Muddy Creek on Fr-2114 (Old US 50)
Closed to all Traffic
Built 1923
Valley Road Bridge (Macoupin County, Illinois)Rated 88% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Macoupin Creek on Valley Road (TR 170) near Beaver Dam State Park
Open to one-lane traffic
UP Double Arch Road/Silver Creek Bridge (Macoupin County, Illinois)Rated 88% with 2 votes
Concrete Arch bridge over Double Arch Rd & Silver creek on UPRR
Open
Built 1944
First Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)Rated 88% with 2 votes
Lost howe through truss bridge over Mississippi River
Lost
Built 1856, Reinforced 1866, Replaced upstream in1872,
North Creek Bridge (Stark County, Illinois)Rated 88% with 5 votes
Abandoned pony truss bridge over North Creek on Abandoned Town Ave
Derelict/abandoned
Mount Carmel Bridge (Wabash County, Illinois)Rated 88% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on IL 15/IN 64 in Mount Carmel
Demolished and replaced with a slab of concrete.
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1987; Replaced 2011
Joliet Railroad Lift Bridge (Will County, Illinois)Rated 88% with 2 votes
Through truss lift bridge over Des Plaines River on CSX
Open to rail traffic
Built 1932 by the American Bridge Company
Grant Creek Bridge (Will County, Illinois)Rated 88% with 2 votes
Pratt pony truss bridge over Grant Creek on Service Road/Pedestrian Trail
Open to traffic
Cairo Ohio River Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)Rated 87% with 4 votes
Cantilevered through truss over the Ohio River on US 51/60 between Cairo, Illinois and Wickliffe, Kentucky
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1979
Blue Island Railroad Yard Bridges (Cook County, Illinois)Rated 87% with 2 votes
5 different Camelback Pratt through truss bridges on several different railroads crossing Cal Sag Channel
4 wider spans still in use by railroad, a 5th narrower span not used at this time
Built in 1935, rebuit in 1964-65
CN Kelly Road Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)Rated 87% with 2 votes
Stone Arch bridge over Kelly Road on the ICRR, 2.8 mi. northeast of Galena
Open to traffic
Built 1853, deck refurbished 1926
BNSF Hurds Island East Channel (Kane County, Illinois)Rated 87% with 2 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Fox River in Aurora on BNSF (former CB&Q)
Open to traffic
Marseilles Nabisco Bridges (La Salle County, Illinois)Rated 87% with 3 votes
Howe pony trusses & Pony deck plate bridges over Marseilles Power Canal on spur of Rock Island Railroad in Marseilles
Derelict/abandoned
Little Golden Gate Bridge (Champaign County, Illinois)Rated 86% with 2 votes
Wire suspension bridge over Lake of the Woods on a pedestrian trail in the Champaign County Forest Preserve
Open to pedestrians
Built 1960
Rock Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)Rated 86% with 3 votes
Abandoned stone and brick arch bridge over Tributary to Mississippi River on Rock Bridge Road in Chester, SE of the courthouse
Still standing, but overgrown with weeds and suffering erosion
Jones Crossing Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 86% with 2 votes
Lost Timber stringer bridge over former Peoria and Eastern Railroad on Jones Street west of Danville
Demolished
Built 1948 by the township, demolished in October 1962
Western Brick Company Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 86% with 2 votes
Lost Deck girder bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on former narrow gauge railroad
Most spans demolished
Cairo I-57 Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)Rated 85% with 2 votes
Steel through arch bridge carrying I-57 over the Mississippi River at Cairo
Open to four lanes of traffic
Built 1978
Cairo Railroad Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)Rated 85% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River carrying the Canadian National Railway (former Illinois Central Railroad) in Cairo
Open to railroad traffic
Built 1949-52, replacing the original bridge
Belvidere UPRR Spur Bridge (Boone County, Illinois)Rated 85% with 2 votes
Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Kishwaukee RIver on abandoned UPRR Spur
Abandoned but still intact
Flensburg Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)Rated 85% with 11 votes
Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 299
Abandoned
Built 1882
Old Route 66 Mazon River Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)Rated 85% with 3 votes
Concrete tee beam bridge over Mazon River on Old Rt 66 Nb/Fas 2
Open to traffic
Built 1954
UP Overpass (Winnebago County, Illinois)Rated 85% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Railroad on road
Open to traffic
Sugar Creek Chapel Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)Rated 84% with 15 votes
Steel through arch bridge over Sugar Creek on 900N Road (CH 9), 3.25 mi. east of Milford
Closed to traffic in December 2012.
Built in 1895 by P.E. Lane using parts salvaged from the 1892 Chicago Worlds Fair
CN Posey Hollow Road Bridge (Jo Daviess County, Illinois)Rated 84% with 2 votes
Arch bridge over Posey Hill Road on the ICRR, 3 mi. northeast of Galena
Open to traffic
Built 1853, deck refurbished 1926
Windy Hill Road Bridge (Macoupin County, Illinois)Rated 84% with 2 votes
Lattice deck truss bridge over Windy Hill Road on former C&NW Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1891
Wheeler Ave Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)Rated 84% with 4 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Turtle Creek on Wheeler Ave in S. Beloit
Abandoned
West Bureau Creek Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)Rated 83% with 2 votes
Restored bridge from CR-1400 East moved to this location
Open
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1982; moved in 2011
Maple Hollow Bridge (Randolph County, Illinois)Rated 83% with 3 votes
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Maple Hollow on Bluff Road
Abandoned with only one span remaining
Hennepin Canal Lock 21 lift Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)Rated 82% with 3 votes
Vertical lift bridge over Hennepin Canal on Park Access Road
Open to traffic
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1976
CGW Stone Culvert (De Kalb County, Illinois)Rated 82% with 5 votes
Abandoned stone culvert bridge over trib to Owens creek on abandoned GGW Ry
Abandoned
Bernadotte Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)Rated 82% with 3 votes
Pratt through truss bridge over Spoon River on former IL 2 in Bernadotte
There is a closed gate across both approaches.
Built 1915 by the Central States Bridge Company of Indianapolis, formerly carried IL Route 2 traffic, converted to pedistrian use in 1980. One of the nine bridges submitted to NRHP in "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources".
Matthiessen Park Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Rated 82% with 3 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Lake Falls on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians
Wabash Cannon Ball Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)Rated 82% with 15 votes
Through truss bridge over Wabash River on TR 257 northeast of St. Francisville
Open to one-lane traffic, with a tollbooth in St. Francisville
Built 1906 for the Big Four Railroad, abandoned in late 1960's - 70's, years later local farmer bought it and reopened it as a roadway bridge
Interurban Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 82% with 3 votes
Lost Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on former Illinois Traction System in Danville
Demolished
Built 1906, closed to traffic April 8, 1946, abandoned October 16, 1946, demolished in 1947
Cairo Flood Gate (Alexander County, Illinois)Rated 81% with 2 votes
Flood gate and tunnel on US 51 at the north end of Cairo
Open to rail traffic above and highway traffic below
Built on the plan of Gatum Dam on the Panama Canal and cost a little more than $11,000 dollars.
"H" Street Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)Rated 81% with 3 votes
Timber stringer bridge over EI RR on "H" St (Ms 8540) in Charleston
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1909
Animal Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Rated 81% with 2 votes
Arch bridge over Jackson Park Lagoon on Coast Guard Drive in Chicago
Open to traffic
Built 1904, rebuilt and widened 2003
Tarters Ferry Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)Rated 81% with 2 votes
Abandoned Parker through truss bridge over Spoon River on Tarters Ferry Lane
Abandoned
Built ca. 1880. Abandoned 1992. One of the nine bridges submitted to NRHP in "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources", 1980-10-29
M&StL Mississippi River Bridge (Mercer County, Illinois)Rated 81% with 2 votes
Vertical lift bridge that carried the M&StL across the Mississippi River at Keithsburg
Abandoned
Built 1909; Abandoned 1971; Partially lost to fire in 1981
Grayville Railroad Bridge (White County, Illinois)Rated 81% with 5 votes
Pratt through truss swing bridge over Wabash River on Railroad in Grayville
Destroyed by flood
Pratt through truss built by the Illinois Central (later Evansville Terminal Railway) with 2 spans destroyed by Flooding in 2005
Kinnikinnick Creek Stone Arch Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)Rated 81% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over S Kinnikinnick Creek on Stone Bridge Trail (former C&NW RR)
Former C&NW rail now converted to a bike trail.
Cairo Mississippi River Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)Rated 80% with 13 votes
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Mississippi River on U. S. Highway 60 / 62 between Birds Point, MO, and Cairo, IL
Open to traffic
Built 1929; tolls removed 1954; rehabilitated 1983, 2005, and 2011
Indian Creek Bridge (Calhoun County, Illinois)Rated 80% with 2 votes
Kingpost pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on FAS 755 south of Hamburg, 2.7 mi. south of Hamburg
Abandoned
Built ca. 1930; replaced 2001
Vermilion River Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Rated 80% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Vermilion River on Ed Hand Hwy in Oglesby
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1940; rehabilitated 1983
3rd Street Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)Rated 80% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over 3rd Street on the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad in Dixon
Railroad line abandoned, but open to vehicular traffic below
Built 1854
IL 29 Railroad Bridge (Tazewell County, Illinois)Rated 80% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over IL 29 on UPRR Railroad S of Pekin
Open to traffic
Shawneetown Bridge (Gallatin County, Illinois)Rated 79% with 2 votes
Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on IL 13/KY 56 at Old Shawneetown
Open to traffic
Built 1955
Jugtown Road Bridge (Grundy County, Illinois)Rated 79% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over East Fork Mazon River on Jugtown Road (TR 172), 2.5 mi. west of Braceville
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1884
Iroquois Junction Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)Rated 79% with 2 votes
Railroad bridge over U.S. 52 on Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad south of Donovan
Open to traffic
Built 1934 for the double-tracked Milwaukee Road Railroad
Batavia Clark Island Stone Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)Rated 79% with 3 votes
Arch bridge over Fox River on Bike Trail
Open to pedestrians
1930's WPA project
Old Route 71 Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Rated 79% with 3 votes
Abandoned slab bridge over drainage ditch on abandoned alignment of IL 71
Abandoned
BNSF Pine Creek Bridge (Ogle County, Illinois)Rated 79% with 2 votes
Stone arch bridge over Pine Creek on BNSF (former CB&Q)
Open to traffic
Built 1894
West Division Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)Rated 79% with 2 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Des Plaines River on West Division Street
Closed to all traffic
Built 1899 Closed 1993
Pearl Street Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)Rated 78% with 5 votes
Bridge over South Branch of the Kiswaukee River on Pearl Street
Open to traffic
Built 1949
Sugar Creek Covered Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)Rated 78% with 3 votes
Covered bridge over Sugar Creek at Covered Bridge Road southeast of Chatham in Chatham
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1880 by Thomas Black; rehabilitated 1965
Eppleyanna Road Bridge (Stephenson County, Illinois)Rated 78% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Rock Run Creek on E. Eppleyanna Road, 1.5 mi. west of Davis
Open to traffic
Built 1896
Jefferson Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)Rated 78% with 2 votes
Through truss bascule bridge over Des Plaines River on Eastbound US 30 in Joliet
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1932-33 by the Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co.; rehabilitated 1941
Cherry Avenue Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)Rated 77% with 3 votes
Bridge over North Branch Canal on Cherry Avenue, former Chicago/Milwaukee/St. Paul Railroad
Open to traffic from trains and pedestrains
Built 1901
Hilliard Bridge, Illinois Rt 23 & 71 over Illinois River @ Ottawa, Illinois (La Salle County, Illinois)Rated 77% with 2 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Illinois Rt 23 & Illinois Rt 71
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1932
Lake Fork Bridge (Montgomery County, Illinois)Rated 77% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over Lake Fork Shoal Creek on TR 150, 3.0 mi. west of Panama
Open to traffic
Bolivia Road Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)Rated 77% with 9 votes
Through truss bridge over Sangamon River on Bolivia Road (TR 518)
Open to traffic
Built 1901
Jenkins Ford Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 77% with 3 votes
Lost Deck girder bridge over Vermilion River on former CMStP&P Railroad
Demolished
Built 1906 for the Chicago Southern Railroad
B&O Railroad Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)Rated 76% with 2 votes
Three-span pony truss bridge over the old B&O Railroad on TR 92, 0.5 mi. west of Bridgeport
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1920
BP&J Rooks Creek Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)Rated 76% with 5 votes
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rooks Creek
Abandoned
Skunk Hollow Road Bridge (Logan County, Illinois)Rated 76% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Skunk Hollow Road
Open to traffic
Built 1904
Glenwood Cemetery Footbridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Rated 76% with 2 votes
Steel arch bridge over Gulley in Glenwood Cemetery
Open to pedestrians
Built 1919
Possum Trot Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 76% with 5 votes
Abandoned Deck girder bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on former Conrail Railroad west of Danville
Abandoned, but intact
Built 1921 for the Peoria and Eastern Railroad, abandoned ca. 1980's
Cemetery Road Bridge (De Witt County, Illinois)Rated 75% with 4 votes
Pony truss bridge over Ten Mile Creek on Cemetery Road
Closed to all traffic
Armstrong Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 75% with 2 votes
Deck girder bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on Union Pacific Railroad west of Armstrong
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1901
Bilyeu's Crossing Bridge (Bond County, Illinois)Rated 74% with 3 votes
Abandoned bridge over Shoal Creek on Bilyeu RD-Zobrist Av.
Derelict/abandoned
Seneca Bridge (La Salle County, Illinois)Rated 74% with 5 votes
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)
DM&E Kilbuck Creek Bridge (Ogle County, Illinois)Rated 74% with 2 votes
Deck plate girder bridge over Kilbuck Creek on Dakota Minn & Eastern RR (former Soo Line Railroad)
Open to traffic
Built 1927
C&NW Mill Creek Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)Rated 73% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Mill Creek on Fox River Trail (former C&NW Ry)
Open to pedestrians only
East Lynn Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 73% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over 4200N Road on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
CGW Concrete Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)Rated 72% with 3 votes
Abandoned slab bridge over Intermittent Stream on Abandoned Chicago Great Western Ry
Derelict/abandoned
Breeden Trestle (Johnson County, Illinois)Rated 72% with 2 votes
Steel trestle on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over a branch of Little Cache Creek, southwest of Tunnel Hill
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
North Avenue Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)Rated 72% with 3 votes
Concrete bridge over Fox River on North Avenue in Aurora
Open to traffic
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1974. Major reconstruction in 2002
C&NW Creek Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)Rated 72% with 3 votes
Former Steel stringer bridge over intermitent creek
Open to pedestrians only
Rails removed in the 1980s
Henry Bridge (Marshall County, Illinois)Rated 72% with 2 votes
Six-span through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 18 at Henry
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1988
Franklin Street Bridge (Peoria County, Illinois)Rated 72% with 6 votes
Lost Bascule and through truss bridge over Illinois River on Franklin Street in Peoria
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1913, replaced by the Bob Michael Bridge in 1993
Ellis Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)Rated 72% with 2 votes
Timber stringer bridge over a branch of Bluegrass Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Beardstown Bridge (Cass County, Illinois)Rated 71% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over the Illinois River on US 67/IL 100 at Beardstown
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 1955; rehabilitated 1985
Little Wabash River Bridge (Clay County, Illinois)Rated 71% with 7 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Old US 50
Closed to all Traffic
Built 1923
Chicago North Western Fox River Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)Rated 71% with 3 votes
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Fox River in Carpentersville on C&NW RR
Abandoned
Memorial Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)Rated 71% with 5 votes
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Wabash River on Business US 50 at Vincennes
Open to traffic
Finished October 15, 1932 for $258,981.34; rehabilitated 1992
River Street Bridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)Rated 71% with 2 votes
Pony truss bridge over South Kinnikinnick Creek on River Street in Roscoe
Refurbished. Being used for pedestrian traffic only
Built 1898
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