Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Reporting mark: CEI
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Back Bone Road Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Replaced in 1980Lost Through truss bridge over former C&EI Railroad on Back Bone Road south of DanvilleReplaced by new bridge
C&EI - Collison Trestle (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1894, abandoned ca. 1990s?Abandoned Deck truss bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on former Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad northwest of CollisonAbandoned
C&EI - Fountain Creek Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Timber stringer bridge over Fountain Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadIntact but closed to all traffic
C&EI - Little Vermilion River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1894, road span removed between 1993 and 1998Abandoned Deck girder bridge over Little Vermilion River on former Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad northeast of SidellAbandoned
C&EI - North Fork Vermilion River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Abandoned ca. 1990s?Abandoned Deck girder bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on former Chicago and Eastern Illinois RailroadAbandoned
C&EI - Stoney Creek Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Stoney Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadAbandoned
C&EI - West Okaw River Viaduct (Moultrie County, Illinois)
Built 1892Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over West Okaw River on Chicago & Eastern IllinoisReplaced by a new bridge
C&GS - Wabash River Bridge (Fountain County, Indiana)
Originally built as a combination (iron and wood) truss; replaced by steel around 1890Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Wabash River on Chicago & Great Southern RailroadRemoved but not replaced; piers remain
CEI - Bear Branch Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Bear Branch on Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadAbandoned
CEI - Grasshopper Creek Viaduct (Johnson County, Illinois)
Built 1899Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Grasshoppers Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CEI - Saline Creek Viaduct (Williamson County, Illinois)
Built 1899; Replaced 1993Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Saline Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
CEI - Salt Fork River Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Abandoned ca. 1990s?, removed before 1999Lost Deck girder(?) bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on former Chicago and Eastern Illinois RailroadRemoved
CEI Railway US51 Bridge (Pulaski County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over US51 on Chicago & Eastern IL RailwayRemoved but not replaced
CSX - Fairchild Street Tunnel (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1915, buried by fill in 2012-13Buried concrete tunnel over Fairchild Street on CSX Transportation in DanvilleFilled in
CSX - Pigeon Creek Bridge (Vanderburgh County, Indiana)
Through truss bridge over Pigeon creek on CSX RailroadOpen to authorized vehicles only
CSX - Stoney Creek Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1906 for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois RailroadConcrete arch bridge over Stoney Creek on CSX Transportation in DanvilleOpen to traffic
Danville Sanitary District Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Parker through truss bridge over Vermilion River on former Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad south of DanvilleOpen to traffic as an acess roadway bridge
E&I - Eel River Bridge (Clay County, Indiana)
Lost railroad bridge over the Eel River on the former E&I RailroadRemoved, not replaced
Lick Creek Driveway Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Lick Creek on Private DrivewayOpen to authorized vehicles only
MP - UP/NS Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1903, still in usePony/through plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Missouri Pacific Railroadused by railraod traffic
NS - Seminary St Overpass (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Seminary St on Norfolk Southern RwyOpen to traffic
NYC - CEI Overpass (Gibson County, Indiana)
Line Built 1910-11Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Abandoned Railroad (CEI) on Abandoned Railroad (NYC)Abandoned
Thebes Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1905 by a consortium of five railroad companies (CEI, IC, MP, StLIM&S, SSW)Cantilevered through truss railroad bridge over the Mississippi River at ThebesOpen to railroad traffic on two tracks
UP - 311th Street Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1918Steel stringer bridge over 311th Street on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - 4200N Road Overpass (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Steel stringer bridge over 4200N Road on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Bridge #119.50 (Champaign County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Tributary of Spoon River on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Buncombe Quarry Bridge (Johnson County, Illinois)
Bridge over quarry access road on UP (former Burlington) Railway north of BuncombeOpen to 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
UP - CNW Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to railroad traffic above
UP - Ellis Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Timber stringer bridge over a branch of Bluegrass Creek on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - I-80 Overpass (Cook County, Illinois)
Built 1958Steel stringer bridge over Interstates 294 & 80 on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - IL128 Overpass (Effingham County, Illinois)
Steel stringer bridge over IL 128 on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Lake Shelbyville Bridge (Moultrie County, Illinois)
Built 1918Arch bridge over Lake Shelbyville on Union Pacific RailroadOpen to traffic
UP - Old Alton-Edwardsville Road Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Open to railroad traffic above and vehicle traffic below.Pony/through plate girder bridge over Old Alton-Edwardsville Road, MCT Watershed Trail (former Illinois Terminal Railroad) on Norfolk Southern Railway in RoxanaOpen to traffic
UP - Post Creek Cutoff Bridge (Pulaski County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1916 to span the newly created Post Creek Cutoff; main span replaced 1956 by the Bethlehem Steel Co.Abandoned deck girder bridge over Post Creek Cutoff on former UP/ Chicago and Eastern Illinois RailroadAbandoned
UP - Schien Road Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1952Arch bridge over Schien Road on Missouri Pacific Railroadstill in use by railroad
UP - Shelbyville Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1891; Strengthened 1916 using parts from the 1892 CEI Okaw River BridgePratt deck truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Union Pacific Railroad in ShelbyvilleOpen to traffic
UP - Staunton Road Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Built 1952Arch bridge over Ch 51 (Staunton Road) on Missouri Pacificstill in use by railroad
UP - Trim Creek Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Trip Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
UP - Tunnel Hill Road Overpass (Johnson County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Tunnel Hill Road (CH 12) on UP Railway (former C&EI Railroad)Open to traffic above and below
UP - US-136 Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Built 1935Deck plate girder bridge over US Rte 136 on Union Pacific RailroadOpen
UP - Wanda Road Overpass (Madison County, Illinois)
Lost Arch bridge over Wanda Road on Union Pacific RailroadReplaced by new bridge
UP - Washington Street Overpass (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1900Deck plate girder bridge over Washington Street on the Shelbyville Industrial Rail Spur in ShelbyvilleOpen to traffic