C&NW Bridge over Rock River near Nelson, IL

Mark Llanuza posted
CNW crews give friendly wave at Nelson IL 1988 with SD-60.

(Bridge Hunter, no Historic Bridges, Google Photo)

When I think of Nelson, I think of the coaling tower. But there is also a Nelson Rail Bridge over the Rock River. It still has an old fashion lattice truss. It was built in 1897 and reinforced in 1926.

Brian Machart
Eastbound Chicago and North Western Railway freight train crossing Rock River in Nelson, Illinois, on July 5, 1981. Photograph by John. F. Bjorklund,  2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-27-03-05