Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.830278,-89.013889
Carries TR 292 over Flat Creek
Design: arch
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over Flat Creek on TR 292, 4 mi. southeast of Shobonier
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Fayette County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 39.065833,-88.887500
Carries TR 442 over Fork Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 50.8 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Fork Creek on TR 442, 3 mi. northeast of St Elmo
History: Built ca. 1950; replaced 2002
Built: ca. 1950
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.019189,-88.834009
Carries I-70 Frontage Road over Brickyard branch
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 2-panel Pratt bedstead pony truss
Total Length: 29.8 Feet
Span Length: 28.8 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Brickyard branch on I-70 frontage road
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899
Location: Fayette County
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123223
West side
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123224
North end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123225
Deck
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123226
East side
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123227
South end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.045278,-89.086667
Carries FAP 322 (FR 1245) over Hoffman Creek
Design: girder
Design Details:
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 50.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete girder bridge over Hoffman Creek on FAP 322 (FR 1245), 8 mi. south of Ramsey
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.081389,-88.896667
Carries TR 442 over Little Creek
Design: truss/pony/howe
Design Details:
6-panel Howe pony truss, possibly made from recycled parts
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Little Creek on TR 442, 4 mi. northeast of St Elmo
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Fayette County
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123350
North end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123351
Deck
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123352
South end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.203056,-89.165833
Carries TR 19 over Ramsey Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details:
Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Ramsey Creek on TR 19, 3.5 mi. northeast of Ramsey
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: Fayette County
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123228
North side
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123229
East end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123230
Deck
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123231
West end South side
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123232
North side 2
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 39.092923,-88.947698
Carries TR 189 over South Fork Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Riveted, 3-panel Warren pony truss
Total Length: 43.6 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over South Fork Creek on TR 189
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1950; removed 2009
Built: 1930
Location: Fayette County
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123353
South side
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123354
East end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123355
Deck
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123356
West end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123357
North side
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.937458,-88.885674
Carries TR 438 over Stone Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Riveted, 2-panel Pratt half-hip pony truss
Total Length: 29.8 Feet
Span Length: 28.8 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Stone Creek on TR 438
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1940; replaced 2010
Built: 1925
Location: Fayette County
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123345
North end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123346
East side
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123347
Deck
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123348
South end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
123349
West side
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
Status: Abandoned, but intact and in good condition
Location: 39.102122,-89.088678
Carries US 51 (FAP 322) over Ramsey Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Ramsey Creek on US 51, 6 miles north of Vandalia
History: Built 1924, Abandoned in 1954 after new bridge was built to the east
Built: 1924
Location: Fayette County
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117398
north approach
weeds cover the approach
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117399
north approach span
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117400
approach span
use of bricks
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117401
more bricks
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117402
north portal
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117403
on the span itself
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117404
view of creek from the approach span
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117405
bridge
view from new bridge
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
133291
South End 1
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
133292
South End 2
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
133293
Deck
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in September 2008
400760
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400761
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400762
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400763
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400764
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400765
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400766
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400767
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400768
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400769
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400770
Approach span rail detail
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400771
Approach span rail detail
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400772
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400773
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 39.045700,-89.088367
Carries Old US 51 over Hoffman Creek
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 50.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Hoffman Creek on Old US 51
History: Built 1924, bypassed by modern bridge in 1954.
Built: 1924
Location: Fayette County
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117406
old bridge
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117407
Bridge Plate
SECTION 274+06 BUILT 1924 BY STATE OF ILLINOIS WITH BOND ISSUE OF 1918 ROUTE 2 SECTION 228
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117408
modern bridge from the old bridge
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117409
abuntment
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
117410
bridge number
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008
400753
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400754
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400755
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400756
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400757
Current Rte 51 bridge adjacent
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400758
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
400759
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2017
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.960278,-89.088611
Carries US 51 and US 40 over Kaskaskia River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 2-8 panel Riveted Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on US 51 and US 40 in Vandalia
History: Built 1921, replacing an earlier covered bridge; replaced 1962 with modern bridge
Built: 1921
Location: Fayette County
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151366
Vandalia Bridge Postcard
Scanned by Robert Stephenson
507314
Vandalia Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.118333,-88.861667
Carries Fas-716 (Ch-4) over Moccasin Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 98.1 Feet
Span Length: 95.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Moccasin Creek on Fas-716 (Ch-4)
History: Built 1934; replaced 1996
Built: 1934
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Demolished
September 21, 2011 article of Carlyle Union Banner mentions that the Army Corps of Engineers want to remove this bridge for safety reasons.
Location: 38.796457,-89.194033
Carries Cox Bridge road over Kaskaskia River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 171.9 Feet
Span Length: 129.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Cox Bridge road
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911
Location: Fayette County
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136988
South side
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009
136989
East end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009
136990
Deck
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009
136991
North side
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009
136992
West end
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in April 2009
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.065000,-88.965000
Carries TR 348 over Suck Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Suck Creek on TR 348
History: Built 1925; replaced 1996
Built: 1925
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.061667,-88.870000
Carries TR 470 over Sugar Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Sugar Creek on TR 470
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1950; replaced 1994
Built: 1925
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.903333,-89.255000
Carries TR 485 over Hurricane Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 109.9 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Hurricane Creek on TR 485
History: Built 1925; replaced 1996
Built: 1925
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.158333,-88.950000
Carries TR 95 over Mitchell Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 78.1 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Mitchell Creek on TR 95
History: Built 1930; replaced 1999
Built: 1930
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.028333,-89.171667
Carries TR 293 over Trib Vandalia Lake
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Trib Vandalia Lake on TR 293
History: Built 1930; replaced 1997
Built: 1930
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.115000,-88.818333
Carries TR 520A over Cedar Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Cedar Creek on TR 520A
History: Built 1930; replaced 1997
Built: 1930
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.936667,-88.951667
Carries TR 356 over Hickory Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 92.9 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Hickory Creek on TR 356
History: Built 1935; replaced 1993
Built: 1935
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.836667,-88.881667
Carries TR 450 over North Fork Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over North Fork Creek on TR 450
History: Built 1940; replaced 1994
Built: 1940
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.895000,-88.950000
Carries TR 356 over Little Hickory Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Little Hickory Creek on TR 356
History: Built 1945; replaced 2001
Built: 1945
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 39.005000,-88.991667
Carries TR 315 over Camp Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Camp Creek on TR 315
History: Built 1958; replaced 1993
Built: 1958
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.961697,-89.088413
Carries Railroad over Kaskaskia River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: stone piers
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Railroad in Vandalia
History:
Built:
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.961667,-89.094444
Carries 4th Street 8400 over CSX RR
Design: other
Design Details:
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Bridge over CSX RR on 4th Street 8400
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Fayette County
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164978
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in July 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.961389,-89.093056
Carries US 51, US 40, and IL 185 over Csxt Rr
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Csxt Rr on US 51, US 40, and IL 185
History: Built 1958; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1958
Location: Fayette County
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164979
Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in July 2009
Status: Replaced by a new bridge on a new alignment
Location: 39.129611,-88.973932
Carries Road over Kaskaskia River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on CR 1490E
History: Built 1898
Built: 1898
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.961675,-89.093269
Carries Fap-322 (Us-51) over Csxt Rr
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Csxt Rr on Fap-322 (Us-51)
History: Built 1958; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1958
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.961683,-89.094675
Carries 4th Street 8400 over CSX RR
Design: other
Design Details: Other
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Bridge over CSX RR on 4th Street 8400
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Fayette County
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436473
Side View
Photo taken by David Backlin in September 2018
436474
Looking South
Photo taken by David Backlin in September 2018
436475
Looking North
Photo taken by David Backlin in September 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.963739,-89.096036
Carries Fau-8427 over Unnamed creek
Design: culvert
Design Details: Culvert
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet
Overview: Culvert bridge over Unnamed creek on Fau-8427
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.962906,-89.097465
Carries 6th Street 8200 over Town Branch Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Town Branch Creek on 6th Street 8200
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.891196,-88.700000
Carries Canadian National Railway over Dismal Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 195.0 Feet
Span Length: 85.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Dismal Creek on Canadian National Railway
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902
Location: Fayette County
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Status:
Location: 39.177048,-89.109157
Carries Illinois Central Railroad over Ash Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Ash Creek on Illinois Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Fayette County
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364778
Image
Published prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.963131,-89.099618
Carries Vandalia Railroad over Town Branch Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 14.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Town Branch Creek on Vandalia Railroad
History: Built 1899, Extended 1920
Built: 1899
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.101096,-89.205389
Carries CR 2500N (TR 173A) over Hurricane Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 89.9 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Hurricane Creek on CR 2500N (TR 173A)
History:
Built:
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.890717,-88.844222
Carries Long Grove Road (CR 2200E/TR 502) over Tributary of Lone Grove Branch
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder (?)
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Tributary of Lone Grove Branch on Long Grove Road (CR 2200E/TR 502)
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.833500,-88.713463
Carries CH 17 (FAS 719) over Crooked Creek
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Crooked Creek on CH 17 (FAS 719)
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Fayette County
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Status:
Location: 38.961616,-89.088019
Carries CSX RR over Kaskaskia River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Kaskaskia River on CSX RR
History:
Built:
Location: Fayette County
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438888
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.960195,-89.087645
Carries W.Gallatin Street over Kaskaskia river
Design: truss/through/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Kaskaskia river on W.Gallatin Street
History:
Built: ca. 1880
Location: Fayette County
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438918
Circa 1907
Old Postcard View
480586
Vandalia Bridge (Older)
1909 view; Okaw River became the Kaskaskia River
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.960519,-89.089119
Carries Fap-322(Us-51/Us-40 over Kaskaskia River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 428.2 Feet
Span Length: 107.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Kaskaskia River on Fap-322(Us-51/Us-40
History: Built 1962; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1962
Location: Fayette County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.961533,-89.088305
Carries Pennsylvania Railroad over Kaskaskia River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Pennsylvania Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Fayette County
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438920
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 38.959624,-89.096754
Carries Johnson Street over Illinois Central RR
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Illinois Central RR on Johnson Street
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Fayette County
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459883
IC RR - Johnson Street Overpass
1955 view
Photo from Herald & Review Archives
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.
