Status: Replaced by a concrete bridge
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over Puncheon Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Puncheon Creek near Webber
History: Built 1911 by Stupp Bros. Bridge & Iron Co. of St. Louis
Built: 1911
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Replaced by modern bridge in 2006
Location: 38.327778,-89.106667
Carries TR 259 over Rayse Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 62.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Rayse Creek on TR 259, 3 mi. west of Woodlawn
History: Built 1916, replaced 2006 with concrete bridge at the same site
Built: 1916
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Removed 2011
Location: 38.343333,-89.065278
Carries TR 237 (Beethoven Road) over BNSF Railway
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Brown Pony truss
Total Length: 182.0 Feet
Span Length: 49.8 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over BNSF Railway on Beethoven Road, 1.5 mi. northwest of Woodlawn
History: Built ca. 1950; removed 2011
Built: ca. 1950
Location: Jefferson County
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119952
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
119953
warning by the railroad
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
119954
west portal
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
119955
view of tracks
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
119956
east portal
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
119957
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 38.316111,-88.912500
Carries Pedestrian Overpass over Broadway / IL 15
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch bridge
Total Length: 120.1 Feet
Span Length: 111.9 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Broadway / IL 15 on Pedestrian Overpass in Mount Vernon, in front of Casey Middle School
History: Built 1980
Built: 1980
Location: Jefferson County
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119950
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
119951
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
Status: Open to railroad traffic
Location: 38.325626,-89.071235
Carries Evansville Western Railroad (formerly L&N Railroad) over Trib to Rayse Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Trib to Rayse Creek on Evansville Western Railroad (formerly L&N Railroad), alongside Mozart Road about 3 miles west of Woodlawn
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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119958
west abuntment
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
119959
east abuntment
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
379237
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
379235
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
379236
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
379233
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
379234
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
379232
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
379231
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.312500,-88.951667
Carries IL 15 (Broadway) over I-57/64
Design: frame/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with steel center piers instead of concrete
Total Length: 330.1 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Steel rigid frame bridge over I-57/64 on IL 15 (Broadway) in Mount Vernon
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968
Location: Jefferson County
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124813
looking north
note that the piers are made of steel instead of concrete. There is another overpass of similar design at the I-57/64 split about 3 miles south of this interchange (I-57 south to I-64 east).
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.169494,-88.744313
Carries E. Straza Road (CR 300N/TR 505) over Illinois Central Railroad
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 116.1 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Icg Rr on TR 505
History: Built ca. 1950
Built: ca. 1950
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 38.276464,-88.801201
Carries Pedestrian Walkway behind Goshen Road Rest Area building off westbound I-64 over Drainage ditch
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Modern pratt pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch on Pedestrian Walkway behind Goshen Road Rest Area building off westbound I-64
History: Built 1991
Built: 1991
Location: Jefferson County
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144053
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2009
144054
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2009
144055
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2009
144056
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Slated for demolition and replacement in 2013.
Location: 38.252778,-88.869722
Carries TR 364 over Dodds Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 78.4 Feet
Span Length: 38.4 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Dodds Creek on TR 364
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 38.235475,-88.737711
Carries Fifth Street over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway)
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway) on Fifth Street in Belle Rive
History: Built ca. 1925
Built: ca. 1925
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 38.227989,-88.738462
Carries E. Thirteenth Street over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway)
Design: truss/pony/kingpost
Design Details: Wooden Kingpost pony truss
Total Length: 128.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Timber Kingpost bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on E. Thirteenth Street
History: Built ca. 1925
Built: ca. 1925
Location: Jefferson County
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226536
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
226537
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
226538
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
226539
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
226540
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
226541
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
226542
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2012
420492
Photo taken by David Huffman in April 2018
420493
Photo taken by David Huffman in April 2018
420494
Photo taken by David Huffman in April 2018
420495
Photo taken by David Huffman in April 2018
420496
Photo taken by David Huffman in April 2018
420497
Photo taken by David Huffman in April 2018
420498
Photo taken by David Huffman in April 2018
420499
Photo taken by David Huffman in April 2018
420500
Photo taken by David Huffman in April 2018
Status: Demolished August 2021 by CN Railroad
Location: 38.190278,-89.040000
Carries IC Railroad over IL 148
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Main span: Steel stringer
Approaches: Wooden stringers
Total Length: 123.0 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over IL 148 on IC Railroad
History:
Built: 1949
Location: Jefferson County
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434002
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434003
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
434004
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018
Status: Collapsed 9/5/13
Location: 38.298333,-89.076667
Carries CH 15 (Panzier Road) over Rayse Creek
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 220.2 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet
Overview: Lost beam bridge over Rayse Creek on CH 15 (Panzier Road) Road
History: Built 1977; Collapsed 9/5/13
Built: 1977
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 38.230944,-88.738108
Carries Tenth Street over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway)
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 99.1 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway) on Tenth Street
History: Built ca. 1925; closed to traffic Nov. 13, 1995; removed Nov. 27, 2007
Built: ca. 1925
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 38.143873,-88.746903
Carries Finland Road (CR 125N/TR 535) over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway)
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 98.1 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway) on Finland Road (CR 125N/TR 535)
History: Built ca. 1925
Built: ca. 1925
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 38.293194,-89.061696
Carries Former Nashville to Mt. Vernon road over Rayse Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Rayse Creek on Former Nashville to Mt. Vernon road
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.132894,-88.747947
Carries E. Germany Road (CR 50N/TR 553) over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway)
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 97.1 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway) on E. Germany Road (CR 50N/TR 553)
History: Built ca. 1925; replaced 2007
Built: ca. 1925
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.357911,-88.725489
Carries E. Sparrow Road (CR 1600N/TR 211) over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway)
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 104.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad (Canadian National Railway) on E. Sparrow Road (CR 1600N/TR 211)
History: Built 1963
Built: 1963
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.270697,-88.931967
Carries Northbound I-57 over Eastbound I-64
Design: frame/steel
Design Details: Steel rigid frame
Total Length: 236.9 Feet
Span Length: 128.0 Feet
Overview: Steel rigid frame bridge over Eastbound I-64 on Northbound I-57 at the Mt. Vernon Tri-Level Interchange
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.380997,-88.917640
Carries Idlewood Road (TR 159A) over Norfolk Southern Railway
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 108.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway on Idlewood Road (TR 159A)
History: Rehabilitated ca. 1950
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.370676,-88.756096
Carries N. Seagull Lane (CR 2100E/TR 492) over Puncheon Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder (?)
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Puncheon Creek on N. Seagull Lane (CR 2100E/TR 492)
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.372772,-88.723947
Carries Illinois Central Railroad over CR 1700N (TR 165A)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber bents
Total Length: 166.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over CR 1700N (TR 165A) on Illinois Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.367881,-88.724361
Carries Illinois Central Railroad over Puncheon Creek and N. Legion Lane (CR 2275E/TR 532)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber bents
Total Length: 290.0 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Puncheon Creek and N. Legion Lane (CR 2275E/TR 532) on Illinois Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.433767,-88.717811
Carries E. Stratton Road (CR 2125N/TR 69A) over Illinois Central Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 101.1 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on E. Stratton Road (CR 2125N/TR 69A)
History: Built ca. 1960
Built: ca. 1960
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.405294,-88.720750
Carries CR 1925N (TR 117) over Illinois Central Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Illinois Central Railroad on CR 1925N (TR 117)
History: Built ca. 1960
Built: ca. 1960
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Destroyed by collision
Location: 38.309892,-88.988692
Carries US 460 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 Old US 460
History:
Built: 1921
Location: Jefferson County
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440415
Big Muddy River Bridge
Butch Nevious, Southern Illinoisan, June 2 1971
509854
Big Muddy River Bridge
Evansville Courier & Press: June 2 1971
509855
Big Muddy River Bridge
Evansville Courier & Press: June 2 1971
Status: No longer exists.
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over West Muddy Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over West Muddy Creek
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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442199
West Muddy Creek Bridge
Mt. Vernon Register-News: January 17 1953
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.252667,-88.985964
Carries Cherryville Lane (TR 188) over Tributary of Big Muddy River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Tributary of Big Muddy River on Cherryville Lane (TR 188)
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.257000,-89.043839
Carries CR 900N (TR 373) over Rayse Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Rayse Creek on CR 900N (TR 373)
History: Built 1952
Built: 1952
Location: Jefferson County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.369203,-88.897872
Carries E. Jaycee Lake Road (TR 185) over Casey Fork
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Casey Fork on E. Jaycee Lake Road (TR 185)
History:
Built:
Location: Jefferson 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.
