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Butter Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.371389,-88.073056

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Carries City street over Butter Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 23.9 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Butter Creek in Albion
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909

Location: Edwards County

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114248

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North side 1

10/20/2007

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114249

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South side

10/20/2007

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114250

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North side 2

10/20/2007

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Harper Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.313442,-88.062725

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Carries County Highway 9 (CR 400N) over Harper Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 23.6 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Harper Creek on CH 9, 4 mi. south of Albion
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Edwards County

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109455

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South side

10/20/2007

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109456

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Looking West

10/20/2007

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109457

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North side

10/20/2007

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Indian Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.438831,-88.024661

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Carries Bone Gap (FAS 2815) over Indian Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Indian Creek on Bone Gap (FAS 2815), 1 mi. west of Bone Gap
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938

Location: Edwards County

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114251

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North side

10/20/2007

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114252

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South side

10/20/2007

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Little Wabash River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.518611,-88.134167

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Carries FAS 800 over Little Wabash River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Riveted, 7-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 1483.2 Feet
Span Length: 180.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on FAS 800, 0.5 mi. south of Blood
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Edwards County

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109458

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Looking East

10/20/2007

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109459

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South side

10/20/2007

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109460

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South side 2

10/20/2007

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109461

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Bridge plate

10/20/2007

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Tait Bridge

Status: Abandoned with deck missing

Location: 38.270051,-88.137944

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Carries CR 100N/TR 229 over Little Wabash River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 288.3 Feet
Span Length: 138.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 100N/TR 229, 6.5 mi. west of Grayville
History: Built 1893
Built: 1893

Location: Edwards County

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114253

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Looking North 1

10/20/2007

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114254

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Deck 1

10/20/2007

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114255

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Deck 2

10/20/2007

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114256

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Looking North 2

10/20/2007

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436203

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Tait Bridge

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436204

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Tait Bridge

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436205

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Tait Bridge

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436206

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Tait Bridge

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436207

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Tait Bridge

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436208

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Tait Bridge

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436209

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Tait Bridge

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436210

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Tait Bridge

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Old IL 1 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 38.379444,-87.985000

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Carries SBI 1 (Browns Rd) over Bonpas Creek branch
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 50.9 Feet

Overview: Through girder bridge over Bonpas Creek branch on SBI 1 (Browns Rd) in Browns
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922

Location: Edwards County

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115780

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East end

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115781

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North side

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115782

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South side

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115783

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Bridge plate

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115784

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East end 2

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462071

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Old IL 1 Bridge

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462072

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Old IL 1 Bridge

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462073

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Old IL 1 Bridge

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462074

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Old IL 1 Bridge

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462075

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Old IL 1 Bridge

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Bonpas Tributary Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 38.343333,-87.981667

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Carries Fas-1814 over Bonpas Tributary
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Bonpas Tributary on Fas-1814
History: Built 1898; rehabilitated 1968; replaced 1993
Built: 1898

Location: Edwards County

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NYC - Mud Creek Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 38.286249,-87.979406

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Carries New York Central Railroad over Mud Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mud Creek on Former railroad
History:
Built: 1906

Location: Edwards County

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437599

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437600

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437601

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437602

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437603

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437604

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Base Line Bridge

Status: Abandoned with deck missing

Location: 38.464279,-88.137479

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Carries CR 1475N over Little Wabash River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1475N
History:
Built:

Location: Edwards County

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Dorsey Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.508764,-88.129879

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Carries CR 1775N over Little Wabash River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1775N
History:
Built:

Location: Edwards County

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Bennington Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 38.526124,-88.134323

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Carries CR 1900N over Little Wabash River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1900N
History:
Built: 1892

Location: Edwards County

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Drainage Ditch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic (?)

Location: 38.434811,-87.958013

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Carries TR 123 over Drainage ditch leading to Bonpas Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 25.3 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Drainage ditch leading to Bonpas Creek on TR 123
History:
Built:

Location: Edwards County

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Bonpas Creek Railroad Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.297770,-87.954720

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Carries over Bonpas Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost bridge over Bonpas Creek
History:
Built:

Location: Edwards County

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437605

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437606

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437607

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437608

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437609

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437610

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437611

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Bonpas Creek Bridge

Status: Lost

Location: 38.379394,-87.976797

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Carries CR 1100 North over Bonpas Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Truss bridge over Bonpas Creek likely was on CR 1100N East of Browns
History:
Built:

Location: Edwards County

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438447

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Bonpas Creek Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 38.262388,-87.992223

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Carries over Bonpas Creek
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: 10-panel, pinned Camelback through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Bonpas Creek on Sycamore Street
History:
Built:

Location: Edwards County

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439030

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440123

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Bonpas Creek Bridge

Daily Republican-Register, September 16 1940


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.

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