Status: No longer exists
Location: 40.456930,-88.403159
Carries E400N Road (TR95) over West Branch Drummer Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Pin-connected, 3-panel, half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 43.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over West Branch Drummer Creek on E 400N Road west of Gibson City
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Ford County
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132266
Photo taken by Dale Travis
132267
Photo taken by Dale Travis
281187
Gone but not forgotten
Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2014
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 40.486667,-88.160000
Carries TR 83 PATTON over Wall Town Dr Ditch
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 37.1 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Wall Town Dr Ditch on TR 83
History: Built 1920; replaced 1997
Built: 1920
Location: Ford County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 40.420751,-88.117482
Carries TR 66A PATTON over Big Four Ditch
Design: truss/pony
Design Details:
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Big Four Ditch on TR 66A
History: Built 1921; replaced 1997
Built: 1921
Location: Ford County
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Status: Removed
Location: 40.835057,-88.216756
Carries E3000N Rd. over Kelly Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Lost Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 87.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Kelly Creek on E3000N Rd
History: Built ca. 1895
Built: ca. 1895
Location: Ford County
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196784
Deck view
Photo taken by Gene Smania
196785
3/4 view
Photo taken by Gene Smania
245007
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245008
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245009
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245010
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245011
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245012
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245013
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245014
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245015
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 40.458416,-88.097259
Carries a pedestrian walkway over Canadian National Rwy (former Illinois Central)
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss with vertical end posts.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Canadian National Railroad on a pedestrian walkway
History:
Built:
Location: Ford County
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197405
Looking northeast
Photo taken by Jacob P. Bernard in April 2011
197406
Looking south
Photo taken by Jacob P. Bernard in April 2011
197407
Deck view, looking southeast
Photo taken by Jacob P. Bernard in April 2011
197408
Deck view, looking northwest
Photo taken by Jacob P. Bernard in April 2011
197409
Looking west
Photo taken by Jacob P. Bernard in April 2011
197410
Looking northwest
Photo taken by Jacob P. Bernard in April 2011
498031
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498032
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
Status: Abandoned, but intact with deck missing
Location: 40.818777,-88.229470
Carries Farm Access over Drainage Ditch
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 75.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned Through truss bridge over drainage ditch on former farm access road
History: Built ca. 1900
Built: ca. 1900
Location: Ford County
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245016
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245017
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245018
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245019
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
Status: Abandoned, but intact
Location: 40.809312,-88.174370
Carries Former farm access road over Drainage Ditch
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 3-panel bedstead Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 35.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge over drainage ditch on former farm access road
History: Built ca. 1900
Built: ca. 1900
Location: Ford County
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245020
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245021
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245022
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245023
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245024
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245025
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245027
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245028
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
245029
Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2012
Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 40.426238,-88.393091
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Drummer Creek (f/k/a Stephens Creek)
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 66.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Drummer Creek (f/k/a Stephens Creek) on Norfolk Southern Rwy
History: Original 113' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1915 with this bridge; placed on concrete abutments 1929
Built: 1915
Location: Ford County
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281188
Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2014
281189
Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2014
498055
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498056
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498057
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498058
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498059
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
Status: Open
Location: 40.459836,-88.384084
Carries CN (former Illinois Central) over Drummer Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Drummer Creek on CN (former Illinois Central)
History: Main bridge built 1920, Rebuilt 1943; Other bridges built 1939 and 1947
Built: 1943
Location: Ford County
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498042
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498043
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498044
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498045
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498046
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498047
Bethlehem Steel 1949
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498048
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498049
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498050
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 40.447284,-88.380511
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unknown ditch
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete culvert
Total Length: 19.4 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Unknown ditch on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original 13' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1912 with this bridge
Built: 1912
Location: Ford County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 40.452283,-88.378467
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unknown ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 18.8 Feet
Span Length: 17.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Unknown ditch on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original 13' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1934 with this bridge
Built: 1934
Location: Ford County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 40.486727,-88.380433
Carries Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway over Unknown creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer bridge w/pile trestle
Total Length: 34.5 Feet
Span Length: 34.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Unknown creek on Wabash, later N&W, now NS Railway
History: Original 13' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; replaced 1930 with this bridge; removed 1991 account of line abandonment
Built: 1930
Location: Ford County
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Status: Open to rail traffic
Location: 40.617166,-88.386921
Carries Wabash, later N&W, later NS, now Bloomer Line Railroad over Unknown ditch
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 21.5 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Unknown ditch on Wabash, later N&W, later NS, now Bloomer Line Railroad
History: Original 12' pile trestle bridge at this location built 1880; rebuilt 1932 with this bridge
Built: 1932
Location: Ford County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.457194,-88.097894
Carries Patton St (IL-9) over Canadian National Rwy (former Illinois Central)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 136.5 Feet
Span Length: 46.3 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Canadian National Rwy in Paxton
History: Built 2001
Built: 2002
Location: Ford County
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498033
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498034
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498035
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498036
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.460583,-88.096264
Carries Pells St over Canadian National Rwy (former Illinois Central)
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 135.8 Feet
Span Length: 43.6 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Canadian National Railroad on Pells St
History:
Built: 2000
Location: Ford County
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498028
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498029
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498030
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
Status: Demolished
Location: 40.458333,-88.098333
Carries Center Street over
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on Center Street
History: Built ca.. 1900
Built: ca.. 1900
Location: Ford County
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Status: Demolished
Location: 40.461715,-88.095929
Carries State Street over Illinois Central Railroad
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 110.9 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Illinois Central Railroad State Street
History: Built ca.. 1900
Built: ca.. 1900
Location: Ford County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 40.457222,-88.097778
Carries Patton St (Il 9) over Illinois Central Railroad
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 34.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on Patton St (Il 9)
History: Built ca.. 1900
Built: ca.. 1900
Location: Ford County
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Status:
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911
Location: Ford County
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439486
Stockdale Bridge
Modern Bridges for Illinois Highways. State of Illinois Highway Commission. August 1912.
Status:
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 20.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge
History: Built 1908
Built: 1908
Location: Ford County
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441005
Frette Bridge
Illinois Highway Commission Report
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Ford County
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441006
Frette Bridge - Older
Illinois Highway Commission Report
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 40.462942,-88.095625
Carries Holmes St. over Canadian National Rwy (former Illinois Central)
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 138.5 Feet
Span Length: 44.6 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Canadian National Rwy (former Illinois Central) on Holmes St.
History: Built 2010
Built: 2010
Location: Ford County
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498025
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498026
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498027
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
Status: Open
Location: 40.418918,-88.113910
Carries Canadian National Rwy over Big Four Ditch
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Big Four Ditch on Canadian National Rwy
History: Built 1900; Approaches Added 1946
Built: 1900
Location: Ford County
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498037
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498038
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498039
Abandoned second span
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498040
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498041
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
Status: Open
Location: 40.464310,-88.385929
Carries Norfolk Southern Rwy over Drummer Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 78.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through plate girder bridge over Drummer Creek on Norfolk Southern Rwy
History:
Built:
Location: Ford County
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498085
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498086
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498087
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498088
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
Status: Open
Location: 40.541920,-88.282144
Carries Canadian National Rwy over Big Four Ditch
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Big Four Ditch on Canadian National Rwy
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912
Location: Ford County
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498089
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498090
Earlier timber structure
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498091
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498092
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498093
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498094
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498095
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
Status: Open
Location: 40.550036,-88.271924
Carries Canadian National Rwy over CR N1000E Rd
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 30.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over CR N1000E Rd on Canadian National Rwy
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912
Location: Ford County
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498096
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498097
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
498098
Water depth marks
Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2021
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.
