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2nd Street Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Pony truss bridge over King Creek just west of Mineral on 2nd St (TR10B)
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1899
Arch Street Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over Rocky Run Creek on Arch Street in Tiskilwa
Open to traffic
Built 1925
Backbone Road-Bureau Creek Bridge (2016)   [Map]
Beam bridge over Bureau Creek on Ch 9
Open to traffic
Built 2016
Baseline Road Bridge   [Map]
Lost pony truss bridge over Bureau Creek on Baseline Road, 0.1 mi. west of Center Rd
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1901, replaced 2007
Big Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
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
Big Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on TR 245, 1.5 mi. west of Princeton
Replaced by Capt Swift Covered Bridge
Built 1915; replaced 2007 by a modern covered bridge
Big Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map]
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
BNSF - Big Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Deck truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on BNSF RR just west of Princeton
Replaced by a new bridge
Built in 1899 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works; Replaced 2014
BNSF - Big Bureau Creek Bridge (New)   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Big Bureau Creek on BNSF Rwy
Open
Built 2014
BNSF - Brush Creek Tributary Culvert   [Map]
Culvert over Tributary to Brush Creek on BNSF Rwy (original CB&Q)
Open
Built 1917
BNSF - Coal Creek Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Cole Creek & CR820E on BNSF RR
Open to traffic
Built 1987
BNSF - Hennepin Canal Bridge (Wyanet)   [Map]
Bridge over Hennepin Canal on BNSF RR (former CB&Q)
Open to traffic
BNSF - Peru-Princeton Road Overpass   [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Peru-Princeton Rd on BNSF RR
Open
BNSF - Spring Creek Bridge   [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Spring Creek on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad
Open to traffic
Oringinal around 1910, rebuilt??
BNSF - UP Cannonball Trail Overpass   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over UPRR on BNSF
Open to traffic
BNSF - US 6 Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over US 6 (Dakota St) on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad
Open
This lines dates from 1910 so replaced in 1958
BNSF - West Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Deck truss bridge over W Bureau Crk &1500 E Street on BNSF RR near Wyanet
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1899 by the Lassig Bridge and Iron Works; Replaced 2014
BNSF - West Bureau Creek Bridge (new)   [Map]
Bridge over West Bureau Creek on BNSF (former CB&Q) Rwy
Open
BNSF/CNW Overpass   [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Abandoned Chicago & Northwestern Ry on BNSF (former CB&Q) Railroad
Open
Oringinal around 1910, rebuilt??
Bureau Creek Branch Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Masters Fork on 2900N Ave, 1 mi. northeast of Van Orin
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1909
Captain Swift Covered Bridge 13-06-05   [Map]
Modern covered bridge over Big Bureau Creek near Princeton
Open to two-lane traffic
Built 2006
CBQ - West Bureau Creek Bridge (Old)   [Map]
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over West Bureau Creek on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Replaced 1899
Coal Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Coal Creek on 1400 E Ave in Sheffield
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1899
Coal Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Through truss bridge over Coal Creek on 1670 N Ave near Mineral
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1920
Coal Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Coal Creek on 1670 N Ave near Sheffield
Open to dead end traffic
Built 1925
Coal Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pratt pony truss bridge over Coal Creek on Abandoned alignment of 550E near Sheffield
Looks intact but in private property
East Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over East Bureau Creek on CR 1200N
Closed to all traffic
Built 1940
Edgewood Bridge (1912)   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Backbone Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Edgewood Bridge (1976)   [Map]
Lost Beam bridge over Bureau Creek on Backbone Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1976; replaced 2016
Edgewood Bridge (Pre 1894)   [Map]
Lost Pony arch bridge over Bureau Creek on Backbone Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Existed in 1894; replaced 1912
Hennepin Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Illinois River on Old IL 26 in Hennepin
Removed but not replaced
Built 1938; Bypassed 1969 with the I-180 Bridge, removed after 2000
Hennepin Canal Aqueduct #1   [Map]
Lost Bridge over East Bureau Creek on Hennepin Canal
Lost / Replaced with pedestrian bridge to restore bike path
Built between 1892-1907 Replaced pedestrian bridge to carry trail
Hennepin Canal Aqueduct #2   [Map]
Hennepin Canal aqueduct over Big Bureau Creek
Lost in 1998 flood. Replaced with pedestrian bridge to restore bike path
Built between 1892-1907. Lost in 1998 flood.
Hennepin Canal Aqueduct #3   [Map]
Hennepin Canal aqueduct over West Bureau Creek
Open to pedestrian & canoe traffic
Built between 1892-1907
Hennepin Canal Aqueduct #4   [Map]
Hennepin Canal aqueduct over Cole Creek
Open to pedestrian and canoe traffic
Built between 1892-1907
Hennepin Canal Bridge 10   [Map]
Warren pony truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on Hennepin Canal Trail
Open to pedestrians
Hennepin Canal Bridge 10A   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on CH 8 in Wyanet
Moved to a new location and replaced by a new bridge,
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1982; moved in 2011
Hennepin Canal Bridge 15   [Map · Street View]
Pratt through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on Hennepin Canal Parkway Trail
Open to pedestrians
Hennepin Canal Bridge 6   [Map · Street View]
Pratt through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on 1150N, 1.2 mi. north of Tiskilwa
Closed
Built 1900
Hennepin Canal Bridge 7   [Map]
Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on an old alignment of 1700 E St. NW of Tiskilwa
Abandoned
Hennepin Canal Bridge 8   [Map]
Pratt through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on an old alignment of CR 1280 NW of Tiskilwa
Open to pedestrians
Hennepin Canal Bridge 9   [Map]
Pratt through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on an access to the Hennepin Canal Parkway Trail/an abandoned alignment of CR 1550 in Wyanet
Open to pedestrians only
Hennepin Canal Feeder Aqueduct #9   [Map]
Bridge over Green River on Hennepin Canal Feeder
Open to pedestrian and canoe traffic
Built 1904
Hennepin Canal Lock 17 Roller Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Hennepin Canal @ Lock 17 off of County Road 1550 East on Field Access Road
Open to traffic
Hennepin Canal Lock 2 Roller Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer retractable roller bridge over Hennepin Canal Lock 2 on Hennpin Canal Trail
Open to pedestrians
Built between 1892-1907
Hennepin Canal Lock 21 Lift Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Vertical lift bridge over Hennepin Canal on Park Access Road
Open to traffic
Built 1904; rehabilitated 1976
Hennepin Canal Lock 22 lift Bridge   [Map]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Hennepin Canal on CR-310 East (Abandoned Alignment)
Open to pedestrians
Canal opened 1907
Hickory Creek Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Culvert bridge over Hickory Creek on Maple Ave in Manlius
Open to traffic
Built 1930
Hickory Smith Ditch Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Hickory Smith Ditch on TR 10, 2 mi. north of Mineral
No longer exists
Built 1913; replaced 2004
Hopps Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Bureau Creek on 3000 E Street.
Replaced by a new bridge
I-80 Big Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map]
Stringer bridge over Big Bureau Creek on I-80 Eb
Open to traffic
Built 1988
IAIS - Big Bureau Creek Trib. Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Tributary to Big Bureau Creek on IAIS Rwy
Open to traffic
Built 1934
IAIS - Bureau Creek Bridge (N)   [Map]
Deck girder bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island) W. of Bureau Junction
Open to traffic
IAIS - Bureau Creek Bridge (S)   [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island) S. of Bureau Junction
Open to traffic
IAIS - Bureau Creek Overflow Bridge   [Map]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Bureau Creek Overflow on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR)
Open to traffic
Built 1948 by the Bethlehem Steel Co
IAIS - Coal Creek Bridge   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Cola Creek on Iowa Interstate Rwy (former Rock Island)
Open
IAIS - CR 2160 E Overpass   [Map]
Slab bridge over CR 2160 E on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR)
Open
Built 1914
IAIS - Hennepin Canal Bridge (N)   [Map]
Bridge over Hennepin Canal on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island)
Open to traffic
Built around 1907
IAIS - Hennepin Canal Bridge (S)   [Map]
Bridge over Hennepin Canal on Iowa Interstate RR(former Rock Island)
Open to traffic
IAIS - Negro Creek Bridge   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Negro Creek on Iowa Interstate RR (former Rock Island RR)
Open
IAIS - West Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge on Iowa Interstate RR(former Rock Island RR)
Open to traffic
IV - Spring Valley Viaduct   [Map]
Pratt deck truss and deck plate girder bridge over Chicago & North Western Railway & Spring Creek on Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway
Removed
Built 1904
Jefferson Street Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Rocky Run Creek on Jefferson St in Tiskilwa
Open to traffic
Built 1925
Lime Creek Bridge   [Map]
Concrete slab bridge over Lime Creek Branch on CR1600E 4 mi. southeast of Walnut
Replaced by a culvert
Built 1905
Lime Creek Bridge   [Map]
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Lime Creek on 1950 E St 2.6 Mi SW of Kasbeer
Open to traffic
Built 1915
Lime Creek Bridge   [Map]
Slab bridge over Lime Creek on CR 2300N
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Lime Creek Trib, Bridge   [Map]
Slab bridge over Lime Creek Trib. on CR 2300N
Open to traffic
Built 1915
Marquette Street Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over the New York Central Railroad on Marquette Street in Depue
Removed
Built ca. 1920;
Masters Creek Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Masters Creek on 2200N Ave (CH12)
Open to traffic
Built 1952
Masters Fork Branch Bridge   [Map]
Girder bridge over Branch of Masters Fork on CR 2600 N
Open to traffic
Built 1940
Masters Fork Bridge   [Map]
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Masters Fork on CR 2600 N 1.8 Mi SW of Van ORin
Open to traffic
Built 1915
Mineshaft Road Steel Bridge   [Map]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Spring Creek on Mineshaft Rd (former C&NW Ry)
Open to traffic
Built in 1908 by American Birdge Co. Adapted for road after railway was abandoned
New Bedford Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Green River on Main Street
No longer exists
New Bedford Road Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Green River on New Bedford Road
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1933; replaced 2006
NYC - Concrete Arch   [Map]
Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over old channel on New York Central Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1907
NYC - DePue Lake Bridge   [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over DePue Lake (Illinois River Backwater) on New York Central Railroad/Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Removed
Built 1907;
NYC - DePue Swing Bridge   [Map]
Lost Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Illinois River on New York Central Railroad/Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
No longer exists
Built 1900
NYC - Drainage Ditch Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Drainage Ditch on New York Central Railroad
Abandoned
NYC - IL29 Overpass   [Map]
Lost Slab bridge over IL29 on New York Central Railroad
Removed
NYC - Negro Creek Bridge #1   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Negro Creek on Abandoned NYC RR
Intact but closed to all traffic
NYC - Negro Creek Bridge #2   [Map]
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Negro Creek on New York Central Railroad
Abandoned
NYC - Negro Creek Bridge #3   [Map]
Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Negro Creek on New York Central Railroad
Removed
NYC - Negro Creek Tributary Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Intermitent Trib to Negro Creek on NYC Rwy (abandonded)
Derelict/abandoned
NYC - Peru Road Overpass   [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Peru Rd & Main St on Abandoned NYC RR
Bridge removed but piers remain
NYC - Townline Road Overpass   [Map]
Deck plate girder bridge over Townline Road on Abandoned New York Central Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1901
NYC - US 6 Overpass   [Map]
Lost Girder bridge over US 6 (Princeton St) on Abandoned NYC RR
No longer exists
Built 1939
NYC/CNW Interchange Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Negro Creek on New York Central Railroad/Chicago & North Western Railway
Abandoned
NYC/IAIS Overpass   [Map]
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Iowa Interstate Railroad on New York Central Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1907
NYC/IV Overpass   [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway on New York Central Railroad/Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Abandoned
Built 1907
Pike Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Pike Creek on TR 380
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1910; replaced 2006
Pike Creek Bridge   [Map]
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Pike Creek on 2515 N Rd
Open to traffic
Built 1910
Pike Creek Bridge   [Map]
Bridge over Pike Creek on Hopps Street
Open to traffic
Built 1923
Plow Hollow Bridge   [Map]
Arch bridge over Plow Hollow Creek on 910 Ave, 1 mi. south of Tiskilwa
Open to traffic
Built 1943
Plow Hollow Bridge   [Map]
Arch bridge over Plow Hollow Branch on TR 214, 1.5 mi. south of Tiskilwa
Replaced by new bridge
Built ca. 1940; replaced 2007
Red Covered Bridge 13-06-01   [Map]
Covered bridge over Bureau Creek on Old Dad Joe Trail in Princeton
Open to traffic
Built 1863; rehabilitated 1973
South Pleasant Street Sidewalk Bridge   [Map]
Pedestrian bridge carries city sidewalk over sunken drive to basement/garage of building
Open to pedestrians only
Installed sometime after 1937
Spoon River Bridge   [Map]
Bridge over Spoon River on CR 800N
Open to traffic
Built 1910
Spring Valley Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Lost five-span through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 89 south of Spring Valley
Bridge was imploded August 22, 2018
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1989; Demolished 2018
Spring Valley Bridge (Old)   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Illinois River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 1934
Spring Valley Viaduct   [Map]
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Rock Island RR on SR 89
Replaced by a new bridge
Stimson's Bridge   [Map]
Bridge over Bureau Creek
Tiskilwa Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over Bureau Creek on TR 236 near Tiskilwa
Replaced by modern bridge
Built 1884; replaced 1995
Unknown Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned pony truss bridge at Hennepin Canal Lock 17 day use area near Wyanet
Abandoned
UP - Hennepin Canal Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Lattice through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on UPRR (former C&NW)
Built 1905
UP - I-80 Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over I-80 on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1963
UP - US 6 Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Steel stringer bridge over US 6 & US 34 on UPRR (Former C&NW) near Sheffield
Open to traffic
UP - Walnut Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lattice through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Destroyed by derailment and replaced.
UP/IAIS Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Iowa Interstate RR on Union Pacific Railroad (former C&NW)
Open to traffic
Built 1910
US 6 / 34-Big Bureau Creek Bridge (Replacement)   [Map · Street View]
Stringer bridge over Big Bureau Creek on Us 6/34 Fas 1248
Open to traffic
Built 1991
W. Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map]
Slab bridge over W. Bureau Creek on CR 1750E
Open to traffic
Built 1910
W. Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map]
Slab bridge over W. Bureau Creek on CR 1650E
Open to traffic
Built 1915
W. Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map]
Slab bridge over W. Bureau Creek on CR 2300N
Open to traffic
Built 1915
W. Bureau Creek Trib Bridge   [Map]
Slab bridge over W. Bureau Creek Trib. on 2400 N Ave
Open to traffic
Built 1920
Washington Street Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over the BNSF Railroad on Washington Street in Buda
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1916
West Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost through truss bridge over West Bureau Creek on CR 1275N, 2 mi. southeast of Wyanet
No longer exists
Built 1901; replaced 2002
West Bureau Creek Bridge   [Map]
Restored bridge from CR-1400 East moved to this location
Open
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1982; moved in 2011
West Fork Spoon River Bridge   [Map]
Lost steel stringer bridge over W Fork Spoon River on CR 350E
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1940, replaced 2013
Williams Bridge
Lost Pony truss bridge
No longer exists
Wyanet Bowstring Bridge   [Map]
Lost Bowstring truss bridge
No longer exists
Wyanet Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge
No longer exists
Built 1909