Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Illinois Central Railroad

1st Street Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over 1st Street on the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad in Dixon
Railroad line abandoned, but open to vehicular traffic below

2nd Street Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over 2nd Street on the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad in Dixon
Railroad line abandoned, but open to vehicular traffic below

3rd Street Bridge (Lee County, Illinois)
Built 1854
Stone arch bridge over 3rd Street on the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad in Dixon
Railroad line abandoned, but open to vehicular traffic below

Big Muddy ICRR Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
Built 1902
Three-span concrete arch bridge over Big Muddy River on ICRR (now Canadian National), between De Soto and Carbondale next to US 51
Still in use

Cache Channel Illinois Central Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Abandoned pony plate-girder bridge over the Cache River Diversion Channel next to IL 3
Still standing, but rails removed

Cairo Railroad Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1949-52, replacing the First Cairo Railroad Bridge, but reusing many of the piers
Through truss bridge over the Ohio River carrying the Illinois Central (now Canadian National) Railroad in Cairo
Open to railroad traffic

Camelback Bridge (McLean County, Illinois)
Built 1906
Wooden Kingpost pony truss bridge over Constitution Trail (formerly Illinois Central Railroad) on Virginia Avenue in Normal
Open to two-lane traffic above and pedestrian traffic below

Cobden Bridge (Union County, Illinois)
Lost through truss bridge over the Illinois Central Railroad on Old US 51 in Cobden
Replaced in 1997

First Cairo Railroad Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)
Built 1889 under engineer George S. Morison; replaced during 1949-52
Lost through and deck truss bridge over the Ohio River carrying the Illinois Central Railroad in Cairo
Replaced by the current bridge, but reusing many of the piers

Metropolis Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Built 1917 under the direction of engineers C. H. Cartlidge and Ralph Modjeski
Six-span through truss bridge over the Ohio River on the CN Railroad at Metropolis
Open to railroad traffic

Opossum Creek ICRR Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1900
Abandoned arch bridge over Opossum Creek on ICRR, 2 mi. north of Oconee
Abandoned

Rock Rapids Railroad Bridge (Lyon County, Iowa)
Built 1897 by the Union Bridge Co.
Abandoned through truss bridge over Rock River on the discontinued Illinois Central Railroad at Rock Rapids
Still standing, but rails removed

Seilbeck Road Bridge (Massac County, Illinois)
Wooden bridge over the ICRR on Seilbeck Road (TR 93) north of Metropolis
Open to one-lane traffic

Stinson Creek Railroad Bridge (Callaway County, Missouri)
Through truss bridge over Stinson Creek, just off Hickman Avenue in Fulton
Open to pedestrians only

TR 303 Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Lost arch bridge over TR 303 on ICRR, 2 mi. north of Oconee
No longer exists