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Illinois Central Stone Arch Railroad Bridges
The Illinois Central Stone Arch Railroad Bridges are a trio of limestone railroad bridges in the city of Dixon, Illinois, United States. The bridges were constructed between 1852 and 1855 as the Illinois Central Railroad laid its first rail lines across the state of Illinois. They were designed by Robert F. Laing for Laing and Douglas Construction Company, a railroad company contractor during the 1850s. Though each limestone bridge is similar in design, they each have different clearances, ranging between 12 and 15 feet (3.7 m to 4.6 m). The bridges remained in use by the railroad until 1985, and the three bridges were added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
==History==
The three bridges were built between 1852 and 1855 from locally quarried limestone as the Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR) built the first railroad lines crossing the state. In the summer of 1851 the Illinois Central began laying its first section of track, from Mendota to Amboy. On March 6, 1852 the route the ICRR would take through Dixon was announced.〔 By 1853 the section was complete and the first locomotives rolled into the city of Amboy, 12 miles (19.3 km) south of Dixon, on November 27, 1853.〔Lamb, George. "(Illinois Central Stone Arch Railroad Bridges )," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, October 15, 1987, HAARGIS Database, ''Illinois Historic Preservation Agency''. Retrieved July 7, 2007.〕 Amboy's depot would eventually become the Northern Division Headquarters for the Illinois Central Railroad.〔Hill, Lawrence. "(Amboy Illinois Central Depot )," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, July 1, 1992, HAARGIS Database, ''Illinois Historic Preservation Agency''. Retrieved July 4, 2007.〕
The section of railroad that came through Dixon was constructed from 1852-1855 partially on a 15 foot (4.6 m) embankment that would cradle the trio of bridges when the project was completed. The bridges were constructed of Galena faced limestone quarried just upstream the Rock River from Dixon at Dement's Quarry. The first train passed over the trio of bridges along West First, Second and Third Streets on February 1, 1855. The arrival of the train prompted the local media to quip of the train, "like a huge chariot of fire on a monstrous beast, it bellowed along -- high above the dwellings."〔 The bridges remained in use by the railroad until December 21, 1985.〔"ICRR Stone Arch Bridge," plaque on site, Photograph on Wikimedia Commons, see: (()). Retrieved July 7, 2007.〕
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