Status: Replaced by a concrete bridge on a new alignment
Location: 37.903244,-89.376628
Carries Old Beaucoup Road (FAS 1916) over Beaucoup Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 6-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss over Beaucoup Creek on Old Beaucoup Road (FAS 1916) west of Vergennes
History: Built 1904; replaced 1987
Built: 1904
Location: Jackson County
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165012
HAARGIS photo
Status: Still in use
Location: 37.785966,-89.223723
Carries Canadian National Railway over Big Muddy River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 420.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.0 Feet
Overview: Three-span concrete arch bridge over Big Muddy River on Canadian National Railway
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902
Location: Jackson County
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102213
Overview
Photo taken Oct. 2000 by David Birckhead
102214
Main span
Photo taken Oct. 2000 by David Birckhead
102215
"1902" date marker
Photo taken Oct. 2000 by David Birckhead
124809
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008
124810
trees block the third span
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008
124811
tried getting a close up of the date with the zoom feature of the camera
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008
141824
Close Up of Date
Taken from US 51
Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009
141825
North Span
Taken from US 51
Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009
141826
Main Span
Taken from US 51
Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009
162740
HAARGIS photo
162741
HAARGIS photo
162742
HAARGIS photo
162743
HAARGIS photo
372729
Published prior to 1923
372730
Published prior to 1923
372731
Published prior to 1923
372732
Published prior to 1923
372736
Published prior to 1923
373086
Published prior to 1923
398067
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
439051
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
480724
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480725
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480726
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480727
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480728
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to railroad traffic above and vehicle traffic below
Location: 37.820278,-89.228056
Carries Union Pacific RR over US 51, CN Railroad, Oak Street
Design: girder
Design Details: 3 span concrete girder (over Oak Street)
1 span pony plate girder (over railroad)
4 span concrete girder (over highway)
Total Length: 369.6 Feet
Span Length: 68.5 Feet
Overview: Concrete girder and Pony Plate Girder bridge over US 51, CN Railroad, and Oak Street on the Union Pacific Railroad in De Soto
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903
Location: Jackson County
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123016
Desoto Viaduct
photo taken from a cell phone. the concrete girder bridge is over the highway. the pony plate girder bridge (not well shown) to the right is over the railroad tracks. the other concrete girder approaches are not shown.
Photo taken by Kim Harvey
124805
east abutment taken from Oak Street
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008
124806
concrete girder over Oak Street
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008
124807
tried getting a view of the entire viaduct, but trees blocked the view of the Pony plate girder over the railroad tracks
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008
124808
concrete girder over US 51
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008
464875
UP - De Soto Viaduct
looking northeast
Photo from TRAINS Magazine
480790
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Pipeline service only. Pedestrians prohibited (although historically allowed)
Location: 37.642208,-89.517573
Carries Natural gas pipeline over Mississippi River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire suspension
Total Length: 3690.0 Feet
Span Length: 2161.5 Feet
Overview: Pipeline suspension bridge over the Mississippi River at Grand Tower
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955
Location: Jackson County
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102216
Overview from east
Photo taken by James Baughn
102217
East tower
Photo taken by James Baughn
102218
Main span
Photo taken by James Baughn
102219
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
102220
West tower as seen from east bank
Photo taken by James Baughn
102221
Close-up of eastern anchor
Photo taken by James Baughn
102222
Old sign
This sign seems to suggest that the pipeline's catwalk was once open to the public during daylight hours.
Photo taken by James Baughn
102223
Overview from west
Since this time, the tower was given a solid gray paint job
Photo taken by James Baughn
102224
West tower
Photo taken by James Baughn
399251
Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017
399252
Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017
399253
Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017
399254
Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017
399255
Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017
399256
Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017
399257
Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017
399258
Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017
399259
Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017
399260
Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017
478832
Photo taken by Jason in March 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.846667,-89.515000
Carries IL 151 over Kinkaid Lake
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Kinkaid Lake on IL 151 south of Ava
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Jackson County
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109399
Overview
Photos taken October 2007 by James Baughn
109400
South portal
109401
North portal
109402
Side view
109403
Truss
109404
Portal bracing
109405
Upper joint
109406
View from a distance
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.752065,-89.349161
Carries Town Creek Road (CH 5/FAS 917) over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Riveted, 7-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 495.9 Feet
Span Length: 175.8 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on Town Creek Road (CH 5/FAS 917) at Murphysboro
History: Built 1942; replaced 2000
Built: 1942
Location: Jackson County
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102225
Overview
Photo taken Nov. 1999 by David Birckhead
102226
Close-up of main span
Photo taken Nov. 1999 by David Birckhead
Status: No longer exists
Location: 37.625547,-89.428033
Carries Rattlesnake Ferry Road over Big Muddy River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost ferry over Big Muddy River on Rattlesnake Ferry Road, east of Grand Tower
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 37.906389,-89.471111
Carries TR 110 over Branch of Rattlesnake Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on TR 110
History: Replaced 2006
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 37.839444,-89.170000
Carries Howard Cemetery Road (TR 135) over Union Pacific Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 121.0 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Howard Cemetery Road (TR 135)
History: Built ca. 1950
Built: ca. 1950
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Open to traffic above and below
Location: 37.820048,-89.231152
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Hickory Street
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Hickory Street on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.764167,-89.353056
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over IL 149 (Walnut Street)
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 111.9 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over IL 149 (Walnut Street) on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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480791
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480792
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480793
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to pedestrians/bicycles/authorized vehicles only
Location: 37.763442,-89.643077
Carries Access road over Old Channel Mississippi River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer on stone abutments
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Old Channel Mississippi River on Access road
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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241383
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2012
241384
Crack in abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2012
Status: Wrecked following a flash flood
Location: 37.600730,-89.258989
Carries Jacobini Road (Forest Road 377) over Mill Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Bolted, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on Jacobini Road (Forest Road 377)
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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248004
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248005
Intact but twisted truss
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248006
Broken truss
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248007
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248008
Side view from opposite bank
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248009
Side view through the weeds
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248010
Bolted joint
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248011
Concrete pieces in water
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248012
Endpost ripped from abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248013
Girders
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248014
Lower chord
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248015
Old road leading west
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248016
Site of east abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248017
So much twisted metal
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
248018
West abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2013
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 37.669584,-89.512809
Carries former Illinois Central Railroad over Trestle Hollow
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 16.0 Feet
Span Length: 16.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned arch bridge over Trestle Hollow on former Illinois Central Railroad north of Grand Tower
History: Built 1913 to replace a timber bridge
Built: 1913
Location: Jackson County
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319731
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2015
319732
East side
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2015
319733
Remnants of timber bent
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2015
319734
Stair step wing wall
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2015
319735
View of Mississippi River from top of arch
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2015
319736
View on top
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2015
319737
West side
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.620350,-89.419248
Carries Hutchins Creek Road (Forest Road 345) over Branch of Big Muddy River
Design: slab
Design Details: Low-water concrete slab with stone walls
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Branch of Big Muddy River on Hutchins Creek Road (Forest Road 345)
History: This may have been a Depression-era project
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.617006,-89.418808
Carries Hutchins Creek Road (Forest Road 345) over Branch of Big Muddy River
Design: slab
Design Details: Low-water concrete slab with stone walls
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Branch of Big Muddy River on Hutchins Creek Road (Forest Road 345)
History: This may have been a Depression-era project
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.873905,-89.506887
Carries Bluegrass Lane (TR 93A) over Spring Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Spring Creek on Bluegrass Lane (TR 93A)
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.950269,-89.534833
Carries Ehlers Road (TR 62) over Tributary of Brushy Fork
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 42.7 Feet
Span Length: 42.7 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Tributary of Brushy Fork on Ehlers Road (TR 62)
History: Built 1996
Built: 1996
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.786151,-89.223602
Carries Illinois Central Railroad over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on Illinois Central Railroad
History: Built 1886; Replaced 1903
Built: 1886
Location: Jackson County
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372726
Published prior to 1923
372727
Published prior to 1923
372728
Published prior to 1923
372735
Published prior to 1923
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.805695,-89.294238
Carries Kimmel Bridge Road (CH 15) over Beaucoup Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 349.1 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Beaucoup Creek on Kimmel Bridge Road (CH 15)
History: Built 1896; replaced 1992
Built: 1896
Location: Jackson County
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443021
Kimmel Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: March 21 1960
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.742248,-89.427810
Carries Town Creek Road (CH 5) over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Main span: Pin-connected Camelback through truss
Approach: Bedstead double-intersection Warren pony truss (?)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on Town Creek Road (CH 5)
History: Replaced by bridge on new alignment in 1979
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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442533
Sand Ridge Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: May 5 1958
442534
Sand Ridge Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: May 17 1959
442536
Sand Ridge Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: August 10 1972
442537
Sand Ridge Bridge
Construction of replacement bridge
Southern Illinoisan: December 11 1975
442538
Sand Ridge Bridge
Road to new bridge flooded
Southern Illinoisan: April 3 1977
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 37.647981,-89.344066
Carries over
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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385220
Photo taken by Richard Dale in April 2017
385219
Photo taken by Richard Dale in April 2017
385218
Photo taken by Richard Dale in April 2017
385217
Photo taken by Richard Dale in April 2017
385216
Photo taken by Richard Dale in April 2017
385215
Photo taken by Richard Dale in April 2017
385214
Photo taken by Richard Dale in April 2017
385213
Photo taken by Richard Dale in April 2017
385212
Photo taken by Richard Dale in April 2017
Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 37.748884,-89.347040
Carries Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railway over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 556.0 Feet
Span Length: 196.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railway
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910
Location: Jackson County
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438926
Photo courtesy of the Jackson County Historical Society
Status:
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 50.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911
Location: Jackson County
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439494
Richwood Bridge
Modern Bridges for Illinois Highways. State of Illinois Highway Commission. August 1912.
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.565587,-89.480078
Carries Grand Tower-Wolf Lake road over Big Muddy River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Big Muddy River on Grand Tower-Wolf Lake road (predecessor to IL 3)
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 37.748745,-89.436150
Carries Illinois Central Railroad over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Big Muddy River on Illinois Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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442473
IC - Sand Ridge Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: March 28 1979
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 37.754900,-89.361671
Carries Illinois Central Railroad over Jones Quarry Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer (?)
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Jones Quarry Creek on Illinois Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.786338,-89.348146
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Mobile & Ohio Railroad (removed)
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 Mobile & Ohio Railroad (removed) on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.793640,-89.292095
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Beaucoup Creek
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 Beaucoup Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Open
Location: 37.616150,-89.209440
Carries CN Rwy (former Illinois Central) over Drury Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridges over Drury Creek on CN Rwy (former Illinois Central)
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899
Location: Jackson County
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434069
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434070
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434071
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434072
Rail abandoned section still used for access road
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434073
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434074
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434075
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434076
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434077
Old Illinois Central trespass notice
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434078
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434079
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 37.744843,-89.240646
Carries Former railroad over Old Channel Little Crab Orchard Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over Old Channel Little Crab Orchard Creek on Former railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Removed
Location: 37.760718,-89.325353
Carries Railroad over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 324.0 Feet
Span Length: 177.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on Railroad
History:
Built: 1941
Location: Jackson County
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438922
Uploaded by Melissa Brand-Welch
438930
1910 topo
There is little visible evidence of the track.
Posted by Clark Vance
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.616090,-89.209376
Carries Illinois Central Railroad over Drury Creek
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Drury Creek on Illinois Central Railroad
History: Replaced 1899
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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438925
Public Domain: Published 1894; Courtesy of the Jackson County Historical Society
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 37.669564,-89.334396
Carries Mobile & Ohio Railroad over Unnamed lake above Cedar Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over an unnamed lake above Cedar Creek on former Mobile & Ohio Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
Location: 37.617540,-89.210080
Carries over Drury Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Drury Creek
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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441066
Makanda Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: March 9 1964
Status: No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
Location: 37.894500,-89.395458
Carries over Tributary of Rattlesnake Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Tributary of Rattlesnake Creek
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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442045
Mud Line Road Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: January 20 1960
Status: No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
Location: 37.765270,-89.322770
Carries 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
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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442083
IL 13 Big Muddy River Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: September 6 1957
442084
IL 13 Big Muddy River Bridge
Article about the bridge
Southern Illinoisan: September 6 1957
442549
IL 13 Big Muddy River Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: December 31 1956
442550
IL 13 Big Muddy River Bridge
During flood
Southern Illinoisan: January 16 1950
442552
IL 13 Big Muddy River Bridge
Gauging the river twice daily
Southern Illinoisan: August 23 1959
442553
IL 13 Big Muddy River Bridge
Replacing the deck
Southern Illinoisan: February 25 1970
Status: Abandoned; bypassed by new bridge
Location: 37.771842,-89.178123
Carries Dillinger Rd over Crab Orchard Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over Crab Orchard Creek on Dillinger Rd (old alignment)
History:
Built: 1901
Location: Jackson County
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442250
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: February 17 1957
442251
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: February 17 1957
449494
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: February 19 1957
449499
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Article
Southern Illinoisan: April 14 1966
449500
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Replacement Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: November 8 1968
449501
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Article
Southern Illinoisan: November 8 1968
449774
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: December 13 1965
449790
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: May 29 1957
449791
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: January 17 1960
449792
Crab Orchard Creek Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: April 9 1967
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.809160,-89.207500
Carries Reed Station Road over Big Muddy River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 391.1 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Big Muddy River on Reed Station Road
History: Built 1980
Built: 1979
Location: Jackson County
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442546
Big Muddy River Bridge
During construction
Southern Illinoisan: November 7 1979
480729
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480730
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480731
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480732
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 2001
Location: 37.785830,-89.224160
Carries US 51 over Big Muddy River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 363.9 Feet
Span Length: 140.1 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Big Muddy River on IL 51
History:
Built: 1954
Location: Jackson County
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442547
US 51 Big Muddy River Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: April 14 1978
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.716380,-89.291940
Carries Chautauqua Road over Mud Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Mud Creek on Chautauqua Road
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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443019
Mud Creek Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: December 17 1962
443020
Mud Creek Bridge
Article
Southern Illinoisan: December 17 1962
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 37.667029,-89.336886
Carries former Mobile & Ohio Railroad over Branch of Cedar Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Branch of Cedar Creek on former Mobile & Ohio Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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Status: Open
Location: 37.611528,-89.463129
Carries Union Pacific Railway over Big Muddy River tributary
Design: slab
Design Details: Modern Precast Concrete Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Big Muddy River tributary on Union Pacific Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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480719
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480720
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480721
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Open
Location: 37.717207,-89.489731
Carries Union Pacific Railway over Intermitent Drainage
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 Intermitent Drainage on Union Pacific Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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480777
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480778
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Open
Location: 37.734060,-89.516961
Carries Union Pacific Railway over Worthen Bayou
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Worthen Bayou on Union Pacific Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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480722
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480723
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Open
Location: 37.797822,-89.312770
Carries Union Pacific Railway over Maes Rd
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Maes Rd on Union Pacific Railway
History: Built 1988
Built: 1988
Location: Jackson County
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480794
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480795
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480796
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480797
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open
Location: 37.792227,-89.325022
Carries Union Pacific Railway over IL Rte 127
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 IL Rte 127 on Union Pacific Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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480881
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480882
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480883
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status:
Location: 37.789514,-89.336781
Carries Union Pacific Railway over IL 13 Business Rte
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 IL 13 Business Rte on Union Pacific Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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480884
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: No longer exists
Location: 37.761419,-89.329861
Carries Abandoned Illinois Central RR over IL127
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over IL127 on Illinois Central RR
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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481987
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Abandoned
Location: 37.798228,-89.314098
Carries Illinois Central Railway over Tributary of Big Muddy River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned stone arch bridge over Tributary of Big Muddy River on Illinois Central Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Jackson County
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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.
