Historic Bridges: Carroll County, Illinois

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

Total Bridges Found: 5

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Big Cut Road Bridge
HSR

Big Cut Road Over Railroad (BNSF) in Rural: Carroll County, Illinois, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Wood Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 194 ft. Main Span: 73 ft. Roadway: 12 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1872 By: Unknown

Records indicate that this is an ancient 1872 railroad pony truss that was moved here in 1906 to be used as a highway over railroad overpass bridge.

Galena Street Bridge
HSR

Galena Street Over Carroll Creek in Mount Carroll: Carroll County, Illinois, United States

Metal 7 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 99 ft. Main Span: 97 ft. Roadway: 16.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio

Bypassed and preserved for pedestrian use, this outstanding example of an urban-built Wrought Iron Bridge Company truss bridge is one of the only truss bridges preserved in Illinois outside of Chicago.

Sabula Rail Bridge
Sabula Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern Railroad) Over Mississippi River in Sabula: Jackson County, Iowa and Carroll County, Illinois, United States

Metal Multiple-Type-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Swing (Rim Bearing Center Pier) and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Parker Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 1,967 ft. Main Span: 360 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1906 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Charles Frederick Loweth

This is an impressive bridge both because of its swing span but also its Pratt and Parker truss approach spans.

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Savanna-Sabula Bridge
HSR

US-52 and IA-64 Over Mississippi River and Railroad (BNSF) in Savanna and Sabula: Jackson County, Iowa and Carroll County, Illinois, United States

Metal Continuous Rivet-Connected K-Truss Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 11 Panel Rivet-Connected Pratt Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 2,481 ft. Main Span: 520 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1932 By: Minneapolis Bridge Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and George A. Maney of Evanston, Illinois

This landmark continuous truss bridge has some unusual design details that give it additional historic and technological significance.

Sisler Bridge
HSR

Old Galena Trail Over Branch of East Fork of Plum River in Rural: Carroll County, Illinois, United States

Concrete Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 39 ft. Main Span: 37 ft. Roadway: 18 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1925 By: O. H. Kleven and Illinois Division of Highways

This is a representative, unaltered example of a concrete through girder in Illinois, a state which built a fair number of this nationally uncommon bridge type.

Historic Bridges: Carroll County, Illinois

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