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Tunnel Hill State Trail - Belknap Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Location: 37.335265,-88.925612

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Carries Tunnel Hill State Trail over Cache River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Main span: Deck plate girder Approaches: Steel stringers on timber piles
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad), northeast of Belknap
History: Built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Built: 1906

Location: Johnson County

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102241

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West approach

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102242

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North side

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102243

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Main span

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102244

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Pier under main span

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102245

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Under main span

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102246

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One approach span

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102247

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West abutment

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102248

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Deck view

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481278

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481279

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481280

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481281

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481282

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Tunnel Hill State Trail - Breeden Trestle

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Location: 37.507783,-88.865021

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Carries Tunnel Hill State Trail over Branch of Little Cache Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 450.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel trestle on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over a branch of Little Cache Creek, southwest of Tunnel Hill
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Location: Johnson County

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102249

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Overview

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102250

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Steel piers

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102251

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View from above

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102252

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Inside the piers

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102253

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Looking straight up

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102254

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Footing

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102255

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Underneath

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102256

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South abutment

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102257

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View along edge of deck

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102258

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Deck view

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399233

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Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017

399234

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Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017

399235

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Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017

399236

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Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017

399237

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Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017

399238

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Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017

399239

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399240

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399241

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399242

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Dutchman Creek Bridge

Status: Open to two-lane traffic with a 15 ton weight limit
Does not need to be replaced

Location: 37.425396,-88.945965

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Carries Old IL 146 over Dutchman Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 103.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge on Old IL 146 over Dutchman Creek west of Vienna
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930

Location: Johnson County

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102259

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West portal

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102260

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Oblique view

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102261

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East portal

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102262

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Behind east portal

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102263

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Close-up of truss

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102264

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Upper joint

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102265

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Lower joint

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494871

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Looking East

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East Cedar Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.495533,-88.757418

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Carries Township Road 85 over East Cedar Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with wooden deck. Stone abutments from an earlier bridge were visible underneath.
Total Length: 41.3 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet

Overview: Lost wooden deck bridge over East Cedar Creek on Township Road 85
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Location: Johnson County

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188451

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Looking east

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188452

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Side view

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188453

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Looking west

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188454

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Stone abutment

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188455

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Concrete abutment

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Flatwoods Tunnel

Status: Open to railroad traffic]

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries CN Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on the CN Railroad
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Location: Johnson County

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Gore Canyon Road Bridge

Status: Bridge removed, but concrete abutments remain

Location: 37.535833,-88.967222

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Carries Gore Canyon Road (TR 49) over Union Pacific Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 71.8 Feet
Span Length: 23.9 Feet

Overview: Lost wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Gore Canyon Road (TR 49) south of Goreville, 0.5 mi. south of Goreville
History: removed early 2005
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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Johnson Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 37.406389,-88.834444

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Carries South Fork Lane (TR 122) over Johnson Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 44.2 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Johnson Creek on TR 122
History: Built 1967; replaced 2005
Built: 1967

Location: Johnson County

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Side Street Bridge

Status: Open to one-lane traffic

Location: 37.546620,-88.968629

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Carries E. Side Street over Union Pacific Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 69.8 Feet
Span Length: 23.9 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on E. Side Street in Goreville, just off IL 37
History: Rehabilitated 2014
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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102266

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Side view

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102267

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Deck view

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102268

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East end

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Tunnel Hill State Trail - Tunnel Hill Tunnel

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Location: 37.519520,-88.838762

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Carries Tunnel Hill State Trail over Tunnel Hill
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 543.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) under Tunnel Hill
History:
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Location: Johnson County

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102269

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View from south

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102270

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South portal

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102271

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Date above portal

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102272

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South approach

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102273

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Inside

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102274

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Behind the north portal

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102275

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North portal

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399243

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Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017

399244

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399245

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399246

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399247

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399248

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399249

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399250

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Tunnel Hill State Trail - Vienna City Park Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Location: 37.418745,-88.887360

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Carries Tunnel Hill State Trail over Little Cache Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony plate girder bridge on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over Little Cache Creek at Vienna City Park in Vienna
History: Built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Built: 1906

Location: Johnson County

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102276

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Side view

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102277

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Deck view

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102278

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Close-up of plate girder

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102279

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Rounded corner

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102280

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Underneath

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102281

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Plaque

Built by
King Bridge Co.
Cleveland, O.
1906

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Wagon Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.573762,-88.845963

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Carries FR 870 over Wagon Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Wagon Creek on FR 870
History: Built 1967
Built: 1967

Location: Johnson County

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Buck Run Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 37.438082,-89.023689

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Carries Old IL 146 over Buck Run
Design: other
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned concrete bridge over Buck Run on Old IL 146
History: Bypassed 1930
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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CN - Tunnel #3

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.424131,-88.717949

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Carries Canadian National Railway over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 2550.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on CN (formerly IC) Railroad, northeast of Grantsburg
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Johnson County

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127418

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South Portal

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127419

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North Portal

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UP - Buncombe Quarry Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.492523,-88.961066

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Carries UP (former Burlington) Railway over Quarry access road - Tributary of Grasshoppers Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over quarry access road on UP (former Burlington) Railway north of Buncombe
History:
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Location: Johnson County

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137129

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Bridge in distance from quarry overlook off State Highway 37

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in March 2008

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UP - West Vienna Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.427500,-88.970000

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Carries C&EI Railroad over IL 146
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over IL 146 on C&EI Railroad
History:
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Location: Johnson County

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188456

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Overview

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399261

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Photo taken by David Huffman in July 2017

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Tunnel Hill State Trail - Little Cache No. 1 Reservoir Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Location: 37.492168,-88.871036

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Carries Tunnel Hill Trail over Little Cache 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 Little Cache Creek on Tunnel Hill Trail just below the dam for Little Cache No. 1 Reservoir
History: Probably built by the King Bridge Co.
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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229226

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Side view

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229227

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Oblique view

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229228

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Deck view

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Tunnel Hill State Trail - Odum Hollow Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Location: 37.482284,-88.875140

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Carries Tunnel Hill Trail over Branch of Little Cache 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 a branch of Little Cache Creek on Tunnel Hill Trail downstream from Odum Tract Natural Area
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910

Location: Johnson County

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229214

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Overview

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229215

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Deck view

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Tunnel Hill State Trail - Little Cache Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Location: 37.476920,-88.875462

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Carries Tunnel Hill Trail over Little Cache 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 Little Cache Creek on Tunnel Hill Trail
History: Built by the King Bridge Co.
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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229229

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Overview

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229230

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Oblique view

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229231

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Deck view

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229232

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Plaque

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UP - Tunnel Hill Road Overpass

Status: Open to traffic above and below

Location: 37.541154,-88.968281

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Carries UP Railway (former C&EI Railroad) over Tunnel Hill Road (CH 12)
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 36.1 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Tunnel Hill Road (CH 12) on UP Railway (former C&EI Railroad)
History:
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Location: Johnson County

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340733

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Overview

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340734

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Plaque

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434020

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018

434021

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434022

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434023

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Happy Hollow Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 37.520163,-88.999583

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Carries Rebman Lane over Happy Hollow (tributary of Buck Branch)
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost bridge over Happy Hollow (tributary of Buck Branch) on Rebman Lane
History:
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Location: Johnson County

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340735

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Stone abutment

Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2012

340736

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Old road

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Reevesville Railroad Bridge

Status: Abandoned with deck removed

Location: 37.351384,-88.710732

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Carries Illinois Central Rosiclare Branch over Bay Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 130.0 Feet
Span Length: 130.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Bay Creek on former Illinois Central Rosiclare Branch
History: Built 1885, moved here Ca. 1902; rail line discontinued 1983
Built: 1885

Location: Johnson County

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315451

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Overview

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315452

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View from south

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315453

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Oblique view from southeast

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315454

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Deck view

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315455

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Through the trees

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315456

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Overhead bracing

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315457

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Below portal

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315458

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Connector at top of floorbeam

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315459

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East abutment bearing shoe

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315460

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East abutment

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315461

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Endpost lower joint

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315462

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Floor girders

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315463

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Floorbeam

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315464

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Laced verticals

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315465

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Lower chord eyebars riveted together

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315466

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Lower chord

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315467

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Lower hip joint

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315468

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Pinned joint

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315469

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Upper hip joint

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315470

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View from below

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315471

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West abutment

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Edgewood Cutoff Bay Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.358680,-88.716679

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Carries CN (former Illinois Central) over Bay 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 Bay Creek on CN (former Illinois Central)
History: Built ca. 1928
Built: ca. 1928

Location: Johnson County

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Bowman Bottoms Road Culvert #1

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 37.511350,-88.877204

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Carries Former alignment of Bowman Bottoms Road over
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned stone culvert on former alignment of Bowman Bottoms Road
History:
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Location: Johnson County

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340722

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Inside

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340723

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North end partially blocked

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340724

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South end

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Bowman Bottoms Road Culvert #2

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 37.511692,-88.874278

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Carries Former alignment of Bowman Bottoms Road over
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned stone culvert on a former alignment of Bowman Bottoms Road
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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340725

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South end

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340726

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North end

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340727

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Inside looking north

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340728

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Inside looking south

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Bowman Bottoms Road Culvert #3

Status: Collapsed due to flooding

Location: 37.511808,-88.873692

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Carries Former alignment of Bowman Bottoms Road over
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost stone culvert on former alignment of Bowman Bottoms Road
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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340729

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Wreckage

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340730

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Remains of east abutment

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340731

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Underneath leaning stones

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340732

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View from above

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CEI - Bear Branch Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 37.374356,-89.008436

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Carries Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over Bear Branch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Bear Branch on Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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340737

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Overview

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340738

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Side view

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340739

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Underneath

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340740

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Washed out abutment

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State Prison Farm Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 37.415028,-88.756370

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Carries Former CR 151 over Bay Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned bridge over Bay Creek on Former CR 151
History:
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Location: Johnson County

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BNSF - Post Creek Cutoff Bridge

Status: Open

Location: 37.346997,-88.914751

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Carries BNSF Rwy over Post Creek Cutoff
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder. New Modern precast slabs approach
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Post Creek Cutoff on BNSF Rwy
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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481191

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020

481192

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481193

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481194

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481195

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481196

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481197

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481198

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Looks Like American Bridge Builder plate outline

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481199

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481200

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481201

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481202

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481203

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Tunnel Hill State Trail Extension - Cache River Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Location: 37.310825,-89.007094

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Carries Tunnel Hill State Trail Extension (former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad) over Cache River
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Modern concrete stringer bridge over Cache River on Tunnel Hill State Trail Extension (former Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad)
History:
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Location: Johnson County

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434080

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018

434081

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CEI - Grasshopper Creek Viaduct

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 37.492520,-88.961070

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Carries Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad over Grasshoppers Creek
Design: truss/deck/howe
Design Details: Howe deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Grasshoppers Creek on Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
History: Built 1899
Built: 1899

Location: Johnson County

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439387

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Tunnel Hill State Trail - Dutchman Creek Bridge (North)

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Location: 37.384443,-88.889929

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Carries Tunnel Hill State Trail over Dutchman Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Main span: Steel stringer on timber bents Approaches: Timber stringer on timber bents
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Dutchman Creek on Tunnel Hill State Trail
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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Tunnel Hill State Trail - Branch of Dutchman Creek Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Location: 37.378070,-88.890922

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Carries Tunnel Hill State Trail over Branch of Dutchman Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Branch of Dutchman Creek on Tunnel Hill State Trail
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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Tunnel Hill State Trail - Dutchman Creek Bridge (South)

Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists

Location: 37.360646,-88.902078

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Carries Tunnel Hill State Trail over Dutchman Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Main span: Through plate girder Approaches: Steel stringer on timber bents
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Dutchman Creek on Tunnel Hill State Trail
History: Probably built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Built: 1906

Location: Johnson County

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IC - Parker City Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 37.568125,-88.801634

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Carries IC RR over CCC&StL RR
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over CCC&StL RR on Illinois Central RR
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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442049

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IC - Parker City Bridge

Southern Illinoisan: October 14 1956

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Rebman Lane Bridge

Status: Abandoned and partially collapsed

Location: 37.520108,-88.992141

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Carries Rebman Lane over Branch of Happy Hollow
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned steel stringer bridge over Branch of Happy Hollow on Rebman Lane at edge of Ferne Clyffe State Park
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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443479

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Deck view looking east

Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019

443480

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Deck view looking west

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443481

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Old road approaching the bridge

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443482

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Section loss

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443483

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Side view

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443484

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Timber support

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443485

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Underneath

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Buck Run Bridge

Status:

Location: 37.434310,-89.029801

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Carries Private lane (former Pleasant Grove to Moscow road) over Buck Run
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Buck Run on Private lane (former Pleasant Grove to Moscow road)
History:
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Location: Johnson County

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Cache River Bridge

Status: Abandoned with deck removed; on verge of collapse

Location: 37.469677,-89.027462

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Carries Former Elvira to Pleasant Grove Road over Old Channel Cache River
Design: truss/bedstead/warren
Design Details: Riveted 3-panel bedstead Warren pony truss
Total Length: 50.0 Feet
Span Length: 50.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned bedstead pony truss bridge over Old Channel Cache River on the former Elvira to Pleasant Grove Road
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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443486

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Overview

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443487

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Northeast endpost upper joint

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443488

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Floodbeam hanging on by a thread

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443489

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Floorbeam hanging on by a thread

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443490

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Looking north

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443491

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Lower chord joint

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443492

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North abutment

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443493

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North end

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443494

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Northeast endpost bending

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443495

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Northeast endpost severe damage

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443496

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Northeast endpost severe damage

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443497

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Northwest end post

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443498

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Northwest endpost corrosion

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443499

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Oblique view

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443500

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Old road leading north from bridge

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443501

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Railing

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443502

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South end

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443503

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Southeast endpost severe damage

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443504

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Southwest endpost section loss

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443505

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Southwest endpost severe damage

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443506

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Tree growing into lower chord

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443507

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Tree growing into lower chord

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443508

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View from east

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443509

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View from northwest

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Post Creek Cutoff Belknap Rd Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 37.335067,-88.925333

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Carries Belknap Rd over Post Creek Cutoff
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 223.8 Feet
Span Length: 86.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Post Creek Cutoff on Belknap Rd
History: Built 1948
Built: 1948

Location: Johnson County

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481204

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020

481205

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020

481206

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020

481207

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020

481208

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View from Tunnel Hill Trail Bridge

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UP - I24 Bridge

Status: Open

Location: 37.584175,-88.968931

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Carries Union Pacific Railway over Interstate 24
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 Interstate 24 on Union Pacific Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Johnson County

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481209

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020


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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