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Carpentersville Railroad Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

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Railroad (Abandoned Chicago and NorthWestern) Over Fox River in Carpentersville: Kane County, Illinois, United States
Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed
Length: 615 ft. Main Span: 105 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1879 By: Leighton Bridge and Iron Works of Rochester, New York
This bridge is an extremely old example of a lattice truss bridge, and has been abandoned.
Bluff City Boulevard Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 6 Miles (9.6 Kilometers)

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Bluff City Boulevard Over Poplar Creek in Elgin: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 40 ft. Main Span: 34 ft. Roadway: 30.8 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1909 By: Unknown
This is a small but noteworthy in this area as an old, unaltered example of a concrete arch bridge.
Lion Bridge
Old Sutton Road Bridge
HSRNational HSR. Local HSR.

Rough Distance: 7.3 Miles (11.7 Kilometers)

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Sutton Road (IL-59) Abandoned Alignment Over Poplar Creek in Hoffman Estates: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Concrete Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed
Length: 46 ft. Main Spans: 1
Built 1906 By: Unknown and Harry L. Emerson
An early surviving example of a concrete arch bridge and it has lion sculptures cast into the walls.

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.

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