Suspension Bridges of Illinois

This is a list of all 42 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Illinois in USA. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1859: General Dean

Carlyle, Illinois, USA - Kaskaskia River
Bridgemeister ID:58 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1859
Name:General Dean
Also Known As:Carlyle
Location:Carlyle, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Kaskaskia River
Coordinates:N 38.611125 W 89.357476
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:D. Griffith Smith
References:BPL, GBD
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 80.5 meters (264 feet)

Notes:

  • Rebuilt 1920s, 1970s. Restored, 1950's, for use as a footbridge.
  • Bypassed, 1924.

External Links:

Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1870: (footbridge)

Rockford, Illinois, USA - Kent Creek
Bridgemeister ID:594 (added 2003-01-11)
Year Completed:1870
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Rockford, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Kent Creek
At or Near Feature:Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum
Principals:Robert Tinker
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, 1976

Notes:


1893: Cable

Chicago, Illinois, USA - Garfield Park Lagoon
Bridgemeister ID:320 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1893
Name:Cable
Location:Chicago, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Garfield Park Lagoon
At or Near Feature:Garfield Park
Coordinates:N 41.883548 W 87.714527
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:HBE
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 1870 and 1874 are also sometimes cited as year of completion.
Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

1893: Watson's

Riverside, Illinois, USA - Des Plaines River
Bridgemeister ID:5669 (added 2021-01-30)
Year Completed:1893
Name:Watson's
Location:Riverside, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Des Plaines River
Coordinates:N 41.825778 W 87.817795
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1898: (footbridge)

Pontiac, Illinois, USA - Vermilion River
Bridgemeister ID:312 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1898
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pontiac, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Vermilion River
At or Near Feature:Chautauqua Park
Coordinates:N 40.87696 W 88.62358
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joliet Bridge and Iron Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1
Side Span:1

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Edward Windhorst

1898: (footbridge)

Pontiac, Illinois, USA - Vermilion River
Bridgemeister ID:1862 (added 2005-07-31)
Year Completed:1898
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pontiac, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Vermilion River
At or Near Feature:Chautauqua Park
Coordinates:N 40.87554 W 88.62279
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joliet Bridge and Iron Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1
Side Span:1

Notes:

Photo by Edward Windhorst

1902: Iron

Peoria, Illinois, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2535 (added 2011-12-27)
Year Completed:1902
Name:Iron
Location:Peoria, Illinois, USA
At or Near Feature:Glen Oak Park
Coordinates:N 40.716042 W 89.573082
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed, 2003 (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 15.2 meters (50 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 7.6 meters (25 feet)

Photo by Karl Stull Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

1905: Swinging

Riverside, Illinois, USA - Des Plaines River
Bridgemeister ID:2617 (added 2018-12-30)
Year Completed:1905
Name:Swinging
Location:Riverside, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Des Plaines River
Coordinates:N 41.825603 W 87.817864
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 1940
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1919: Greenwood Cemetery

Shelbyville, Illinois, USA
Bridgemeister ID:267 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1919
Name:Greenwood Cemetery
Location:Shelbyville, Illinois, USA
Principals:L. E. Fish Bridge Company
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, 1929
Main Cables:Wire

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1928: (suspension bridge)

Galesburg, Illinois, USA - Lake Bracken
Bridgemeister ID:280 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1928
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Galesburg, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Lake Bracken
At or Near Feature:Lake Bracken Country Club Boat Harbor
Coordinates:N 40.861999 W 90.350571
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

1929: Ogden Park

Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bridgemeister ID:1657 (added 2005-03-19)
Year Completed:1929
Name:Ogden Park
Location:Chicago, Illinois, USA
At or Near Feature:Ogden Park
Principals:Linn White, C.R. Hoyt, George T. Donahue
References:AAJ, ENR19290808
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 36 meters (118 feet)
Deck width:8.5 feet

Notes:

  • Looking at a picture of this bridge spanning about 150 feet of water, and looking at present-day maps and images of Ogden Park, it can be confusing trying to reconcile the location of this bridge as present-day Ogden Park has no waterways. The Chicago Park District web site explains, "Additionally, each [of several city parks] had a beautiful landscape with a meandering waterway near a meadow of ballfields. Ogden Park's waterway was drained and filled in 1940."

1935: Iowa-Illinois Memorial

Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:180 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1935
Name:Iowa-Illinois Memorial
Also Known As:Interstate 74 Bridge, I-74 Bridge
Location:Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
Coordinates:N 41.520264 W 90.513034
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Modjeski, Masters, and Chase
References:AAJ, CMR
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:Bypassed, 2020 (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 225.6 meters (740 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 112.8 meters (370 feet)
Deck width:24.2 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1936: (footbridge)

Tower Lakes, Illinois, USA - Tower Lake
Bridgemeister ID:1306 (added 2004-04-10)
Year Completed:1936
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Tower Lakes, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Tower Lake
Coordinates:N 42.230815 W 88.154552
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Spans:3

Notes:

  • There is at least one other suspension footbridge in the Tower Lakes area, but this 1936 3-span bridge appears to be the largest and the only one with a level deck.

1939: Sullivan-Hutsonville

Hutsonville, Illinois and Sullivan, Indiana, USA - Wabash River
Bridgemeister ID:196 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Sullivan-Hutsonville
Location:Hutsonville, Illinois and Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Crossing:Wabash River
Coordinates:N 39.1101 W 87.6551
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Steinman & Robinson, R.V. Milbank, Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co., Charles J. Glasgow
References:AAJ, BPL, IMB, SJR19880926
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:Demolished, 1989
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 106.7 meters (350 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 45.7 meters (150 feet)
Deck width:20 feet

Notes:

  • Demolished 1989. This bridge was Steinman's attempt at a self-anchored suspension bridge and met a controversial demise in 1989. An article in the September 26, 1988 issue of the Springfield, IL "The State Journal-Register" describes the ongoing controversy. The company to which the $100,000 demolition contract was let offered to turn the money over to save the bridge. The locals agreed, but the company's Chief Engineer Stephen Schneider was quoted, "I think Indiana really wants to tear it down. They've been ... forced to send inspectors out every two weeks. I think they just want the headache gone." Gary Abell, spokesman for the Indiana Dept. Of Highways said its design is "not one of the best. It works in theory, but not in practice. This is like trying to save a mistake." After a lot of back-and-forth, the locals gave up, "We've had it with them. We don't want anything more to do with it. They can tear the damn thing down." Animosity toward this bridge continues 13 years after its demolition. In 2002, in an email to Wayne Grodkiewicz (who provided me with much information about this bridge), an INDOT representative said, "I am not sure why you are interested in that bridge, but from our stand point, it was a very poorly designed bridge that had many many problems from the day that it was completed, until it was brought down."

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1940: H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial

Riverside, Illinois, USA - Des Plaines River
Bridgemeister ID:775 (added 2003-03-14)
Year Completed:1940
Name:H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Riverside, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Des Plaines River
Coordinates:N 41.826083 W 87.8176
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 64 meters (210 feet) estimated

Notes:

Annotated Citations:

  • Uphues, Bob. "Riverside Township confounded in effort to repaint bridge." Riverside-Brookfield Landmark, 19 October 2021, https://www.rblandmark.com/2021/10/19/riverside-township-confounded-in-effort-to-repaint-bridge/

    "What was thought to be a pretty straightforward project to refurbish the 210-foot long H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial Bridge – known to local residents as the Swinging Bridge – has turned into something of a nightmare for the Riverside Township Board of Trustees… It turns out that not only was the $75,000 earmarked in the 2021-22 budget far below what it’s going to take to do the job, the township board has had trouble getting companies to even submit bids."

  • Uphues, Bob. "Riverside Township confounded in effort to repaint bridge." Riverside-Brookfield Landmark, 21 March 2023, https://www.rblandmark.com/2023/03/21/swinging-bridge-overhaul-set-to-start-in-late-march/

    "A long-awaited project to overhaul the painted surfaces of the Swinging Bridge will start March 27 after Riverside Township trustees voted 4-0 on March 14 to approve an ordinance announcing their intention to issue up to $500,000 in alternate revenue bonds to fund the work…"

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1955: (pipeline bridge)

Grand Tower, Illinois and Wittenberg vicinity, Missouri, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:1028 (added 2003-11-30)
Year Completed:1955
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Grand Tower, Illinois and Wittenberg vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
Coordinates:N 37.6417 W 89.513217
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 658.8 meters (2,161.5 feet)

Notes:

  • Large pipeline bridge, sometimes claimed to be "world's largest pipeline suspension bridge".

External Links:

Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photo by David Denenberg

1955: Camp Saukenauk

Tioga vicinity, Adams County, Illinois, USA - Camp Saukenauk Lake
Bridgemeister ID:5593 (added 2020-12-23)
Year Completed:1955
Name:Camp Saukenauk
Location:Tioga vicinity, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Camp Saukenauk Lake
Coordinates:N 40.183546 W 91.319748
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:W.H. Klingner & Associates, Rose Construction Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

External Links:


1955: Gateway

Clinton, Iowa and East Clinton, Illinois, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:331 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1955
Name:Gateway
Location:Clinton, Iowa and East Clinton, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
Coordinates:N 41.83785 W 90.18455
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:CMR
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 196.3 meters (644 feet)

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1960: Iowa-Illinois Memorial

Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:213 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1960
Name:Iowa-Illinois Memorial
Also Known As:Interstate 74 Bridge, I-74 Bridge
Location:Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
Coordinates:N 41.519372 W 90.513259
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:CMR
Use:Vehicular
Status:Bypassed, December 2021 (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1964: Citizens Bank

East Alton, Illinois, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2544 (added 2011-12-31)
Year Completed:1964
Name:Citizens Bank
Location:East Alton, Illinois, USA
At or Near Feature:Citizens Bank building
Coordinates:N 38.884986 W 90.099109
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Small footbridge at the entrance to the circular Citizens Bank building in East Alton.
  • Demolition of bridge and building slated for 2016 halted following public outcry. Bridge still standing in 2018.

1973: (footbridge)

Lincoln, Illinois, USA - Kickapoo Creek
Bridgemeister ID:909 (added 2003-10-11)
Year Completed:1973
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Lincoln, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Kickapoo Creek
At or Near Feature:Kickapoo Creek County Park
Coordinates:N 40.17338 W 89.37623
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

1978: (footbridge)

Pontiac, Illinois, USA - Vermilion River
Bridgemeister ID:1710 (added 2005-04-02)
Year Completed:1978
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pontiac, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Vermilion River
At or Near Feature:Humiston Riverside Park
Coordinates:N 40.876867 W 88.63325
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Edward Windhorst

2005: (footbridge)

Rockford, Illinois, USA - Kent Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1839 (added 2005-07-03)
Year Completed:2005
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Rockford, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Kent Creek
At or Near Feature:Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum
Coordinates:N 42.2645 W 89.101667
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1
Side Span:1

Notes:

Photo by William Bridges Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

2008: North Avenue

Chicago, Illinois, USA - North Branch Chicago River
Bridgemeister ID:3286 (added 2019-11-23)
Year Completed:2008
Name:North Avenue
Location:Chicago, Illinois, USA
Crossing:North Branch Chicago River
Coordinates:N 41.910792 W 87.656883
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (four-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Hybrid cable-stayed and suspension bridge,

External Links:


2016: 35th Street

Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bridgemeister ID:3058 (added 2019-10-26)
Year Completed:2016
Name:35th Street
Location:Chicago, Illinois, USA
Coordinates:N 41.831468 W 87.606227
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Side Spans:2

External Links:


(conveyor bridge)

Joliet, Illinois, USA - Des Plaines River
Bridgemeister ID:2574 (added 2012-11-18)
Name:(conveyor bridge)
Location:Joliet, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Des Plaines River
At or Near Feature:Joliet 29 Generating Station
Coordinates:N 41.494281 W 88.119729
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Conveyor
Status:Extant (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

Aurora, Illinois, USA - Blackberry Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1559 (added 2004-11-26)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Aurora, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Blackberry Creek
At or Near Feature:Virgil L. Gilman Trail
Coordinates:N 41.760533 W 88.388141
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 33 meters (108.3 feet) estimated
Deck width:2.7 meters

Notes:

  • On the Virgil L. Gilman Trail near the intersection of Orchard Rd. and Prairie St. At mile marker 6.5 on the trail.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

(footbridge)

Batavia, Illinois, USA - Fox River
Bridgemeister ID:808 (added 2003-05-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Batavia, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Fox River
At or Near Feature:Clark Park
Coordinates:N 41.846869 W 88.307962
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, c. 2005-2007
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 25 meters (82 feet) estimated
Deck width:1.5 meters

Notes:

  • There were two small footbridges at this location. This record represents the bridge that connected from the Batavia side (west) of the Fox River to a small island. The other bridge is about 200 feet away and connects the first island to another island.
  • Removed at some point between 2005 and 2007.
  • Connects to (footbridge) - Batavia, Illinois, USA.
Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

(footbridge)

Batavia, Illinois, USA - Fox River
Bridgemeister ID:1840 (added 2005-07-09)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Batavia, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Fox River
At or Near Feature:Clark Park
Coordinates:N 41.846270 W 88.307685
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 25 meters (82 feet) estimated
Deck width:1.5 meters

Notes:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Photo by William Bridges

(footbridge)

North Riverside, Illinois, USA - Des Plaines River
Bridgemeister ID:861 (added 2003-08-09)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:North Riverside, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Des Plaines River
At or Near Feature:Riverside Golf Club
Coordinates:N 41.84336 W 87.82781
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 45.7 meters (150 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • This bridge employs an interesting system of cable stays and inclined suspenders. It accomodates foot and golf cart traffic.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Peoria, Illinois, USA
Bridgemeister ID:1694 (added 2005-03-27)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Peoria, Illinois, USA
At or Near Feature:Madison Park
Use:Footbridge
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

(footbridge)

Rockford vicinity, Illinois, USA - Kishwaukee River
Bridgemeister ID:862 (added 2003-08-09)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Rockford vicinity, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Kishwaukee River
At or Near Feature:Atwood Park
Coordinates:N 42.183113 W 89.055943
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 64.9 meters (213 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

(footbridge)

St. Charles, Illinois, USA - Fox River arm
Bridgemeister ID:1841 (added 2005-07-10)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:St. Charles, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Fox River arm
At or Near Feature:Pottawatomie Golf Course
Coordinates:N 41.924122 W 88.318123
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 30 meters (98.4 feet) estimated
Deck width:2.1 meters

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

(pipeline bridge)

Alsip, Illinois, USA - Calumet Sag Channel
Bridgemeister ID:3246 (added 2019-11-16)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Alsip, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Calumet Sag Channel
Coordinates:N 41.651809 W 87.699943
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

External Links:


(pipeline bridge)

Alsip, Illinois, USA - Calumet Sag Channel
Bridgemeister ID:3247 (added 2019-11-16)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Alsip, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Calumet Sag Channel
Coordinates:N 41.651663 W 87.703783
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

External Links:


(pipeline bridge)

Alsip, Illinois, USA - Calumet Sag Channel
Bridgemeister ID:3248 (added 2019-11-16)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Alsip, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Calumet Sag Channel
Coordinates:N 41.651633 W 87.706524
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

External Links:


(pipeline bridge)

Alsip, Illinois, USA - Calumet Sag Channel
Bridgemeister ID:3249 (added 2019-11-16)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Alsip, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Calumet Sag Channel
Coordinates:N 41.651614 W 87.713846
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

External Links:


(suspension bridge)

Cornell, Illinois, USA - Vermilion River
Bridgemeister ID:1693 (added 2005-03-27)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Cornell, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Vermilion River
At or Near Feature:Valley View Acres
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • The postcard says, "Valley View Acres. Cornell, Illinois. Located on Illinois Rte 23 between Streator, Illinois and Pontiac, Illinois. The picturesque suspension bridge spanning the old Vermilion River at Valley View Acres joining the camping area on both sides of river..."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

Acme Conveyor

Chicago, Illinois, USA - Calumet River
Bridgemeister ID:2441 (added 2008-04-22)
Name:Acme Conveyor
Location:Chicago, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Calumet River
Coordinates:N 41.69399 W 87.55206
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Conveyor
Status:Demolished, August 22, 2005
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)

Notes:

  • Large industrial structure. According to the August 22, 2005 U.S. Coast Guard press release on the demolition: "The suspended conveyor bridge is approximately 26 feet wide, 400 feet in length, and has a vertical clearance of 130 feet. It is located in an industrial area approximately 15 miles south of downtown Chicago on the old Acme Steel and Heckett Slag properties."

Kankakee River Trail

Altorf vicinity, Illinois, USA - Rock Creek
Bridgemeister ID:834 (added 2003-06-01)
Name:Kankakee River Trail
Location:Altorf vicinity, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Rock Creek
At or Near Feature:Kankakee River State Park
Coordinates:N 41.205533 W 87.984933
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Pedestrian Swinging

Belvidere, Illinois, USA - Kishwaukee River
Bridgemeister ID:6562 (added 2021-09-02)
Name:Pedestrian Swinging
Location:Belvidere, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Kishwaukee River
Coordinates:N 42.255262 W 88.855792
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 54 meters (177.2 feet) estimated

Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

Pilgrim Park

Princeton, Illinois, USA - Brush Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2634 (added 2019-02-26)
Name:Pilgrim Park
Location:Princeton, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Brush Creek
At or Near Feature:Pilgrim Park
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2011)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Spring, 2011: Largely destroyed by flood.
  • October, 2011: Rebuilt.


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