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Historic Bridges By County: Will County, Illinois

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 Bridge NameFacility Carried / Feature IntersectedLocationStructure TypeConstruction Date / Builder or ContractorDescriptionThumbnail
135th Street Bridge
135th Street Over Des Plaines River Romeoville: Will County, Illinois Metal Pinned Warren Through Truss, Movable: Swing 1899 By: Unknown This magnificent and large swing bridge was relocated and is the last remaining highway swing bridge in the area.Click to visit page.
Cass Street Bridge
Westbound US-30 (Cass Street) Over Des Plaines River Joliet: Will County, Illinois Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Movable: Bascule 1933 By: Unknown One of the two truss bascule bridges that each carry a direction of US-30Click to visit page.
Jackson Street Bridge
Jackson Street Over Des Plaines River Joliet: Will County, Illinois Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule 1933 By: Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company This beautiful bridge is one of the narrower two-lane Scherzer rolling lift bridges in Joliet.Click to visit page.
Jefferson Street Bridge
Jackson Street Over Des Plaines River Joliet: Will County, Illinois Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule 1933 By: Unknown This bridge page provides an overview of the rare Scherzer rolling lift bridges of Joliet as well as many photos of this bridge in raised position.Click to visit page.
Joliet Illinois and Michigan Canal Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Burlington Northern and Santa Fe) Over Illinois and Michigan Canal Joliet: Will County, Illinois Metal Riveted Baltimore Through Truss, Stationary 0 By: Unknown A traditionally designed Baltimore through truss with a heavy skew.Click to visit page.
Joliet North Railroad Bridge
Railroad (Elgin, Joliet and Eastern) Over Des Plaines River Joliet: Will County, Illinois Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift 0 By: Unknown A large vertical lift railroad bridge slightly north of Joliet, and hard to reach without a boat.Click to visit page.
Joliet Railroad Bridge
Railroad (CSX) Over Des Plaines River Joliet: Will County, Illinois Metal Riveted Pennsylvania Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift 0 By: Unknown This is the big vertical lift railroad bridge that is in the center of Joliet.Click to visit page.
McDonough Street Bridge
McDonough Street Over Des Plaines River Joliet: Will County, Illinois Metal Riveted Pratt Through Truss, Movable: Bascule 1934 By: Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Company This is one of the very special bascule bridges in Joliet and is painted blue recently, suggesting these bridges are cared for.Click to visit page.
Renwick Road Bridge
Renwick Road Over Du Page River Plainfield: Will County, Illinois Metal Pinned Pratt Through Truss, Stationary 0 By: Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio An unusual sight amidst Will County's other historic truss bridges is this late 1800s through truss!Click to visit page.
Ruby Street Bridge
Historic US Route 66 Bridge
Historic US-66 (Ruby Street, IL-53) Over Des Plaines River Joliet: Will County, Illinois Metal Riveted Pratt Pony Truss, Movable: Bascule 1935 By: Unknown This is Joliet's only Trunnion bascule bridge, and it is part of old US-66.Click to visit page.

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