Status: Bridge removed, but wooden piers remain
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries ICRR over 15th Street
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden railroad trestle over 15th Street southeast of Christopher
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Open to railroad traffic
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries CNRR over Andy Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wooden railroad trestle over Andy Creek on the CNRR east of Christopher, parallel to IL 14
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries ICRR over Andy Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden railroad trestle over Andy Creek southeast of Christopher
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Replaced by modern bridge
Location: 37.999167,-88.788611
Carries Boothby Road (TR 312) over CNRR
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 131.8 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden bridge over CNRR on Boothby Road (TR 312) northwest of Akin, 2.5 mi. northwest of Akin
History: Built 1949; replaced 2001
Built: 1949
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Closed to traffic
Location: 37.948062,-89.056701
Carries Garnett Road (formerly IL 148) over Big Muddy Branch
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 49.5 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge over Big Muddy Branch on Garnett Road (Old IL 148), 1 mi. south of Christopher
History: Built 1928; made obsolete by new bridge in 1967; closed 2009
Built: 1928
Location: Franklin County
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102168
Side view
Photo submitted by John Shukites
102169
Looking north
Photo submitted by John Shukites
178975
Gannett Road Bridge
North Side of bridge with embedded road posts.
Photo taken by Richard Dale
178976
Gannett Road Bridge
Another angle of south side of bridge
Photo taken by Richard Dale
178977
Gannett Road Bridge
Standing in the middle of the bridge facing south notice all the high weeds.
Photo taken by Richard Dale
178978
Gannett Road Bridge
Facing North
Photo taken by Richard Dale
178979
Gannett Road Bridge
South Side of bridge with poles embedded in roadway.
Photo taken by Richard Dale
178980
Gannett Road Bridge
Gannett Road heading south quite a bit of undergrowth since the bridge closed.
Photo taken by Richard Dale
178981
Gannett Road Bridge
Standing on the bridge facing north.
Photo taken by Richard Dale
Status: Replaced by modern bridge
Location: 37.999722,-88.760556
Carries Knob Prairie Road (TR 195) over CNRR
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 115.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over CNRR on Knob Prairie Road (TR 195)
History: Built 1944; replaced 1999
Built: 1944
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.975556,-89.153889
Carries IL 14 over Little Muddy River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 142.0 Feet
Span Length: 51.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge over Little Muddy River on IL 14
History: Built 1955; replaced 2012
Built: 1955
Location: Franklin County
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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in October 2009
Status: No longer exists
Location: 37.881667,-88.903611
Carries TR 222 over Pond Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 61.3 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Pond Creek on TR 222
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.885034,-88.931707
Carries IL 37 over Pond Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 131.8 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge over Pond Creek on IL 37 south of West Frankfort
History: Built 1951 ; replaced 2011
Built: 1951
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.872971,-89.114302
Carries Main Street over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 32.1 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over an unnamed creek on Main Street in Royalton
History: Built 1938; replaced 2013
Built: 1938
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Replaced by modern bridge
Location: 38.090833,-88.752222
Carries Sheep Farm Road (TR 364) over CN
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 136.1 Feet
Span Length: 23.9 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden bridge over CN on Sheep Farm Road (TR 364) .5 miles east of Ewing
History: Built 1945; replaced 1997
Built: 1945
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.979167,-89.049444
Carries BNSF Railway over Fap 869-Il 14
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Fap 869-Il 14 on BNSF Overpass
History: Built 1998
Built: 1998
Location: Franklin County
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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in October 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.066944,-88.754444
Carries Canadian National Railway over IL 14
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony/through plate girder
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over IL 14 on IC Railroad
History:
Built: 1900
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.958467,-88.752960
Carries IC Railroad over Dial Road (TR 344)
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 140.1 Feet
Span Length: 18.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Dial Road (TR 344) on IC Railroad
History:
Built: 1900
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.008889,-88.761389
Carries Ilinois Central Railroad over Fas 868 - Thompsonville Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 115.2 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Fas 868 - Thompsonville Road
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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226543
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.007778,-88.761389
Carries Ilinois Central Railroad over Fas 868 - Thompsonville Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 167.0 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Fas 868 - Thompsonville Road
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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226544
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.018173,-88.759465
Carries CN Railroad over Branch of Middle Fork Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Branch of Middle Fork Creek on CN Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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226545
the main span is difficult to photograph even in the middle of the winter due to the trees
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
226546
part of the approach span
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 37.878857,-89.041657
Carries former Illinois Central Railroad over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 416.0 Feet
Span Length: 159.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on former Illinois Central Railroad
History: Relocated here 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.915804,-89.013247
Carries BNSF Railway over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 1-5 panel Pratt through truss
1-6 panel Pratt through truss
Also a plate girder and other approaches
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on BNSF Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.940291,-89.004864
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Big Muddy River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Big Muddy River on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Unknown status
Location: 37.980325,-88.835289
Carries Ilinois Central Railroad over TR 272
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 96.1 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over TR 272 on Ilinois Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.986939,-89.132339
Carries Icg Rr over TR 16
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over TR 16 on Illinois Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.992275,-88.928997
Carries Ilinois Central Railroad over Duquoin Street
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Duquoin Street on Ilinois Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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Status: Destroyed by fire
Location: 37.894465,-88.928222
Carries Illinois Central RR over Chicago and Eastern Illinois RR
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Girder bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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440421
IC - West Frankfort
Southern Illinoisan, December 28 1955
Status: No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.015830,-89.046380
Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge
History: Built 1914
Built: 1914
Location: Franklin County
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441048
Overhead Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: May 13 1991
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.993880,-88.976660
Carries IL 14 over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on IL 14
History:
Built:
Location: Franklin County
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442126
IL 14 Big Muddy River Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: December 14 1969
442127
IL 14 Big Muddy River Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: September 14 1970
442535
IL 14 Big Muddy River Bridge
Damage from fatal car crash
Southern Illinoisan: August 16 1964
442548
IL 14 Big Muddy River Bridge
Construction of replacement bridge
Southern Illinoisan: June 21 1971
442554
IL 14 Big Muddy River Bridge
Construction of replacement bridge
Southern Illinoisan: December 6 1970
Status: Reconstructed in 1978 and 1988
Location: 37.891380,-89.019720
Carries IL 149 over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on IL 149
History:
Built: 1928
Location: Franklin County
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442544
IL 149 Big Muddy River Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: May 12 1978
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.
