Kankakee River
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BNSF - Kankakee River Bridges (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1901, Northbound Bridge Replaced Ca. 2000Twin Girder bridges over Kankakee River on BNSF RailwayOpen to traffic
CKIN - Kankakee River Bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Built 1954Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad (ex-C&O, CSX Transportation) in English Lake
CN - Kankakee River Arch Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1919Concrete arch bridge over Kankakee River on Canadian National Railroad in KankakeeOpen to traffic
CSX - Kankakee River Bridge (Newton County, Indiana)
Built 1956Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on CSX RailroadOpen to traffic
CSX-Kankakee River Bridge (La Porte County, Indiana)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on CSXOpen to traffic
Dunn's 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
Engle Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Kankakee River on W Baltimore StreetReplaced by a new bridge
IC - Kankakee River Bollman Deck Truss (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1853; Replaced 1863Lost Other deck truss bridge over Kankakee River on Illinois Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
IC - Kankakee River Bridge (1863) (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1863; Replaced 1884Lost ? bridge over Kankakee River on Illinois Central RailroadReplaced by a new bridge
IL102 Rock Creek Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Rock Creek on Illinois Rt 102Closed, being demolished
IL17 North Channel Kankakee River Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Replaced a concrete arch structure built in early 1900'sSteel Stringer Bridge over Kankakee River, North Channel on Illinois Rt 1 & Illinois Rt 17Open to traffic
K&S - Kankakee River Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1915. Demolished 1933.Lost Deck truss bridge over Kankakee River on Kankakee & Seneca RailroadRemoved
Kankakee River Bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1974; replaced 1999Lost through truss bridge over Kankakee River on US 421Replaced by new bridge
Kankakee River Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Kankakee River on W Baltimore StreetReplaced by a new bridge
Kankakee River CR 1500S Bridge (La Porte County, Indiana)
Built 1913, replaced 2001Through truss bridge over Kankakee River on CR 1500 SouthReplaced by New Bridge
Kankakee River IN 49 Bridge (Jasper County, Indiana)
Built 1941; rehabilitated 1996 & 2014Parker through truss bridge over Kankakee River on IN 49Open to traffic
Kankakee River-CR 1100W Bridge (La Porte County, Indiana)
Built 1912, removed in 1980's.Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River on CR 1100WDemolished
Kankakee River-US 41(NB) Bridge (Newton County, Indiana)
Built 1933, rehabilitated in 1975, replaced in 1995Lost through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Northbound US 41Replaced by new bridge
KBSR - Kankakee River Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1919, South Span May Be OlderSteel deck plate bridge over Kankakee River & Birchwood Ln on Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern RR in Aroma ParkOpen to traffic
NS - Kankakee River Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1960Girder bridge over US 45-52 & Kankakee River on NS RROpen to traffic
NS - Kankakee River Bridge (Newton County, Indiana)
Built 1909Pony/through plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on Norfolk Southern RailwayOpen to traffic
NYC - Kankakee River Bridge (Newton County, Indiana)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on Abandoned New York Central RailroadDerelict/abandoned
PRR - Kankakee River Bridge (Starke County, Indiana)
Built 1931Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on former Conrail (ex- Panhandle, Pennsylvania Railroad, Penn Central) in English LakeAbandoned
Range Street Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1886 by the Massillon Bridge Company; Replaced 1938Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee RiverNo longer exists
Shelby Bridge (Newton County, Indiana)
Built 1914, rehabilitated in 1973, replaced in 1997Lost pair of Camelback through truss bridges over Kankakee River on IN 55Replaced by new bridge
Shelby Bridge (1914-Original) (Newton County, Indiana)
Built 1914; Reduced to side-by-side single spans between 1917 and 1922, with the other 2 spans reused elsewhere.Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Shelby-Thayer Road (Now SR-55)No longer exists
South Island Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Pony truss bridge over East Branch Kankakee River on West Street, 0.25 mi. north of Kahler RdNow resides as a display at DDD Construction in Coal City.
Station Street Bridge - Old (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Station Street in KankakeeNo longer exists
UP - Kankakee River Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1944, Replaced 2017Deck plate girder bridge over Kankakee River on Union Pacific Railroad in WilmingtonOpen
Washington Avenue Bridge (Old) (Kankakee County, Illinois)
Built 1863; replaced 1900Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Washington AvenueReplaced by a new bridge
Washington Street Bridge (Kankakee County, Illinois)
New spandrel piers and deck, piers and arches coated with gunnite 1955Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Kankakee River on US 45 & 52, Washington StreetReplaced by new bridge
Wauponsee Glacial Trail - Kankakee River Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Original 598' iron truss bridge (4 spans @ 150') built 1880; rebuilt 1902 with this bridge (built by Wisconsin Bridge & Iron); 1968 derailment in a unknown year damaged the easternmost truss span, and was replaced with a pony plate girder.Pratt through truss bridge over Kankakee River on Wauponsee Glacial Trail (formerly Wabash, later N&W, then NS Railway)Open to pedestrians