Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 37.427562,-89.289478
Carries Airport Road (TR 209) over Dutch Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 50.8 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden deck bridge over Dutch Creek on Airport Road (TR 209) west of IL 127
History: Built ca. 1960
Built: ca. 1960
Location: Union County
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102597
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
102598
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.457051,-89.324734
Carries Berryville Road (TR 75) over Green Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 33.7 Feet
Overview: Modern wooden bridge over Green Creek on Berryville Road (TR 75)
History: Built 1997
Built: 1997
Location: Union County
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102599
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
102600
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
102601
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
102602
Plaque
Photo taken by James Baughn
480691
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480692
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480693
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480694
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480695
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Replaced by modern bridge
Location: 37.432766,-89.298341
Carries Clark Lane (TR 72) over Dutch Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 106.6 Feet
Span Length: 59.0 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden deck bridge over Dutch Creek on Clark Lane (TR 72), 1 mi. southwest of Jonesboro
History: Built 1973; rehabilitated 1986; replaced 2005
Built: 1973
Location: Union County
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102603
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
102604
Looking west
Photo taken by James Baughn
102605
Looking east
Photo taken by James Baughn
102606
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
102607
East pier
Photo taken by James Baughn
102608
West pier
Photo taken by James Baughn
102609
Replacement bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.534350,-89.253909
Carries Old US 51 over Illinois Central Railroad
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, skewed, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 116.1 Feet
Span Length: 111.9 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over the Illinois Central Railroad on Old US 51 in Cobden
History: Built 1926; replaced 1997
Built: 1926
Location: Union County
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102610
Mural
Photo taken by James Baughn
102611
Replacement bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Still in use
Location: 37.576221,-89.455684
Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Riveted, Warren through truss with verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss railroad bridge over Big Muddy River north of Wolf Lake
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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102612
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
102613
Oblique view from northeast
Photo taken by James Baughn
102614
View from southwest
Photo taken by James Baughn
102615
North portal
Photo taken by James Baughn
102616
South portal
Photo taken by James Baughn
102617
South approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
102618
North approach and abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn
102619
North portal from side
Photo taken by James Baughn
102620
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
102621
Close-up of pier from below
Photo taken by James Baughn
102622
Looking up from below
Photo taken by James Baughn
102623
Train speeds across
Photo taken by James Baughn
201594
No 844 steam engine crossing bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
201595
Another view of No 844 steam engine
Photo taken by James Baughn
201596
Oblique view from southwest
Photo taken by James Baughn
201597
Side view from east
Photo taken by James Baughn
463422
South Portal
Looking North
Photo taken by John Christeson in September 2019
480704
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480705
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480706
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480707
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480708
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480709
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480710
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.527909,-89.287000
Carries Mountain Glen Road (TR 79A) over Branch of Clear Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Skewed 4-panel Pratt pony truss with a wooden deck
Total Length: 50.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Clear Creek near Mountain Glen
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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102624
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
102625
The truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
102626
Damaged guardrail
Photo taken by James Baughn
102627
Truss connection
Photo taken by James Baughn
102628
Old deck planks
Sitting next to the bridge is a pile of old wood planks; presumably these were part of the bridge deck and were recently removed and discarded
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: No longer exists
Location: 37.354898,-89.259039
Carries Push Lane (TR 267A) over Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 32.1 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden deck bridge over Mill Creek on Push Lane (TR 267A) just off IL 127, 0.6 mi. north of Mill Creek
History: Built 1937; replaced 2005
Built: 1937
Location: Union County
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102629
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
102630
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to one-lane traffic with a 7 ton weight limit
Location: 37.431389,-89.299444
Carries Clark Lane (TR 72) over Branch of Dutch Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 51.1 Feet
Overview: Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Dutch Creek on Clark Lane (TR 72)
History: Built 1977
Built: 1977
Location: Union County
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102631
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
102632
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 37.351236,-89.257498
Carries Sweet Potato Road (TR 285) over Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 50.5 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Mill Creek on Sweet Potato Road (TR 285) just off IL 127, 0.7 mi. north of Mill Creek
History: Built 1937; replaced 2006
Built: 1937
Location: Union County
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102633
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
102634
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.337794,-89.156052
Carries I-57/US 51 over Prater Lane
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Prater Lane on I-57/US 51
History: Built ca. 1957
Built:
Location: Union County
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480908
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480909
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.344167,-89.303333
Carries Wilderness Retreat Road over You-Be Hollow
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over You-Be Hollow on Wilderness Retreat Road
History: Built 1973
Built: 1973
Location: Union County
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188460
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.517778,-89.366111
Carries Rhine Road (TR 51) over Branch of Clear Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden deck bridge over a branch of Clear Creek on Rhine Road, southwest of Alto Pass
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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125875
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2008
125876
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2008
125877
Old Bridge_Unsafe sign
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2008
181182
Replacement bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.549444,-89.326389
Carries Rhine Road (TR 51) over Seminary Fork
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden deck bridge over Seminary Fork on Rhine Road, southwest of Alto Pass
History: Built 1984
Built: 1984
Location: Union County
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125878
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2008
125879
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2008
125880
Closeup of deck
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2008
Status: No longer exists, but concrete piers remain
Location: 37.524067,-89.298365
Carries St. Louis & Cairo Narrow Gauge Railroad over Branch of Cleak Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over a branch of Clear Creek on the St. Louis & Cairo Narrow Gauge Railroad, west of Mountain Glen
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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135222
Concrete pier
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135223
View from road bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.348964,-89.248846
Carries Miller Road (TR 112) over Branch of Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over a branch of Mill Creek on Miller Road (TR 112), just south of Sweet Potato Road
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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135220
Looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135221
Looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.367222,-89.248889
Carries Miller Road (TR 112) over Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over Mill Creek on Miller Road (TR 112), just south of Jonesboro Quarry
History: Built ca. 1960; rehabilitated 1998
Built: ca. 1960
Location: Union County
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135206
Looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135207
Looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135208
Old boards
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.359824,-89.289851
Carries Lingle Creek Road (TR 265) over Lingle Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Lost steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over Lingle Creek on Lingle Creek Road (TR 265) at intersection with Wilderness Retreat Road
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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135214
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135215
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135216
Abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135217
Steel stringer
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.370833,-89.300278
Carries Lingle Creek Road (TR 90) over Lingle Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 42.7 Feet
Span Length: 41.3 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over Lingle Creek on Lingle Creek Road (TR 90)
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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135218
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135219
Steel stringer
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.352222,-89.261111
Carries Lingle Creek Road (TR 265) over Lingle Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Lost steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over Lingle Creek on Lingle Creek Road (TR 265), just west of IL 127
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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135209
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135210
Weight limit sign
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.357183,-89.276561
Carries Lingle Creek Road (TR 265) over Lingle Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 40.4 Feet
Span Length: 38.4 Feet
Overview: Lost steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over Lingle Creek on Lingle Creek Road (TR 265) at intersection with Springville Hill Road
History: Replaced 2011
Built:
Location: Union County
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135211
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135212
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
135213
Steel stringer
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.417778,-89.251667
Carries Bauer Road (TR 116) over Branch of Dutch Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 37.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over a branch of Dutch Creek on Bauer Road (TR 116)
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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135205
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2009
480687
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.425109,-89.253248
Carries Bauer Road (TR 116) over Branch of Dutch Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over a branch of Dutch Creek on Bauer Road (TR 116)
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.433114,-89.268053
Carries Bauer Road (TR 116) over Branch of Dutch Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over a branch of Dutch Creek on Bauer Road (TR 116)
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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480688
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480689
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480690
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.396739,-89.189367
Carries Cheshire Road over Branch of Little Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Replaced by a culvert
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Little Creek on Cheshire Road
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.557778,-89.170000
Carries Kerr Canyon Road over Bradshaw Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden deck bridge over Bradshaw Creek on Kerr Canyon Road
History: Built ca. 1980
Built: ca. 1980
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.438333,-89.206944
Carries Sadler Road over Branch of Big Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Big Creek on Sadler Road
History: Built ca. 1975
Built: ca. 1975
Location: Union County
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188459
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Unknown status
Location: 37.541667,-89.399167
Carries Hutchins Creek Road over Branch of Hutchins Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 27.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Hutchins Creek on Hutchins Creek Road
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.430556,-89.182778
Carries Nash Road over Big Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Wooden deck bridge over Big Creek on Nash Road
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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480744
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.450000,-89.080278
Carries Timber Road over Branch of Cache River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Cache River on Timber Road
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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136760
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2009
136761
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2009
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.341667,-89.193889
Carries Happy Holler Road over Crooked Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 24.9 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden deck bridge over Crooked Creek on Happy Holler Road
History: Replaced 2015
Built:
Location: Union County
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188470
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.501667,-89.228333
Carries Spanish Bluff Road over Cache River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Wooden deck bridge over Cache River on Spanish Bluff Road
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.448333,-89.143611
Carries I-57 over IL 146
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Three-span concrete tee beam
Total Length: 137.1 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet
Overview: Lost pair of concrete tee beam bridges over IL 146 on I-57
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958
Location: Union County
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188457
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.460457,-89.136942
Carries I-57 over Tunnel Lane
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge over Tunnel Lane on I-57
History: Built ca. 1959
Built: ca. 1959
Location: Union County
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223445
West portal
Photo taken by James Baughn
223446
View from a distance
Photo taken by James Baughn
223447
Driving through
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.459254,-89.134131
Carries Tunnel Lane (original Trail of Tears route) over Branch of Cache River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over a branch of Cache River on Tunnel Lane (original Trail of Tears route)
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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223448
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2012
223449
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.440833,-89.099444
Carries Burns Road (TR 212) over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on Burns Road (TR 212)
History: Rehabilitated 1985
Built:
Location: Union County
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223443
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
223444
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.583889,-89.293889
Carries Alto Waterworks Road (TR 17) over Cedar Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer, wooden deck, stone abutments
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Cedar Creek on Alto Waterworks Road (TR 17)
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976
Location: Union County
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481115
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.570000,-89.324167
Carries Chestnut Street over IL 127
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 120.4 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over IL 127 on Chestnut Street
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Union County
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270437
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2013
270438
Railing
Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2013
270439
View from bridge looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2013
270440
Plaque
Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2013
270441
View from bridge looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn in November 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.576871,-89.274361
Carries Winstead Road (TR 19) over Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with wooden deck
Total Length: 45.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Mill Creek on Winstead Road (TR 19)
History: Built 1982
Built: 1982
Location: Union County
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481111
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
481112
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
481113
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
481114
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.577404,-89.274104
Carries Union Springs Road (TR 17) over Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck (covered in asphalt) and stone abutments
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Mill Creek on Union Springs Road (TR 17)
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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481106
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
481107
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
481108
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
481109
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
481110
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.587585,-89.288363
Carries Union Springs Road (TR 17) over Branch of Cedar Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with wooden deck
Replaced by a Culvert
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Cedar Creek on Union Springs Road (TR 17)
History: Built 1984
Built: 1984
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.359906,-89.169000
Carries Ch 3 over Little Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Little Creek on Ch 3
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Union County
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480900
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480901
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480902
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480903
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.546003,-89.243889
Carries Wrights Crossing Road (TR 134) over Branch of Drury Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with wooden deck
Replaced by a Culvert
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Branch of Drury Creek on Wrights Crossing Road (TR 134)
History: Built or reconstructed in 1985
Built: 1985
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.545811,-89.243569
Carries Wrights Crossing Road (TR 134) over Branch of Drury Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 27.9 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Drury Creek on Wrights Crossing Road (TR 134)
History: Built or reconstructed in 1985
Built: 1985
Location: Union County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 37.562133,-89.470983
Carries former Illinois Central Railroad over Big Muddy River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Pin-connected, 8-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on former Illinois Central Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.509703,-89.126389
Carries Schlenker Road (TR 99) over Bradshaw Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Bradshaw Creek on Schlenker Road (TR 99)
History: Built 1977
Built: 1977
Location: Union County
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340714
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2015
340715
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2015
340716
Weight limit
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2015
Status: Collapsed under weight of cement truck May 20, 2016
Location: 37.587184,-89.310522
Carries Alto Waterworks Road over Branch of Cedar Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost timber bridge over a branch of Cedar Creek on Alto Waterworks Road
History: Built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps; collapsed 2016
Built: ca. 1935
Location: Union County
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480789
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.364161,-89.162544
Carries E Front St (CH14) over Branch of Big Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 17.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete Slab over a branch of Big Creek on CH 14 (E. Front Street) in Dongola
History:
Built: 1953
Location: Union County
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480894
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480895
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480896
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480897
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic on a private lane
Location: 37.499161,-89.320231
Carries Unnamed private lane over Caney Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 14.1 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Caney Creek on Unnamed private lane
History: Built 1942
Built: 1942
Location: Union County
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480696
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480697
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480698
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Collapsed
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over Hutchins Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Hutchins Creek
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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440106
Hutchins Creek Road Bridge
Jack Griggs, Southern Illinoisan, July 13 1974
Status: Abandoned with south abutment eroded away
Location: 37.662987,-89.335340
Carries Mobile & Ohio Railroad over Cedar Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer on timber bents
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned timber bridge over Cedar Creek on former Mobile & Ohio Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status:
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries over Unnamed creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Unnamed creek
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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442622
Unsafe Bridge
Southern Illinoisan: December 10 1978
442623
Unsafe Bridge
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Southern Illinoisan: December 10 1978
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.408131,-89.087447
Carries CR 2375E (TR 236A) over Cypress Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 50.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Cypress Creek on CR 2375E (TR 236A)
History: Built 1984
Built: 1984
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only, if you dare
Location: 37.344446,-89.073167
Carries Hickory Bottoms Trail spur (former farm access road) over Cypress Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringers originally wide enough to carry road traffic, but retrofitted with a narrow timber deck for pedestrians only. West end of the bridge is sinking severely.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Cypress Creek on a spur of the Hickory Bottoms Trail within Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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443457
Collapsing west end
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443458
Deck view looking east
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443459
Deck view looking west
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443460
Flood debris
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443461
Old road leading west from bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443462
Side view from south
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443463
Stringers
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 37.339266,-89.071812
Carries Hickory Bottoms Trail over Cypress Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringers with wooden deck. The stringers appear to be reused from other bridges.
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Cypress Creek on Hickory Bottoms Trail within Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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443464
Deck view looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443465
Deck view looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443466
Gate
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443467
Inland steel mark
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443468
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443469
Painted stringers
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443470
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443471
Stringers
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
Status: Collapsed
Location: 37.346915,-89.147056
Carries over Big Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Big Creek
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.337161,-89.182461
Carries Mt. Pisgah Road Bridge (TR 295) over Crooked Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Crooked Creek on Mt. Pisgah Road Bridge (TR 295)
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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480910
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480911
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.371353,-89.094722
Carries Johnson Dairy Road (TR 228) over Porterfield Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 56.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Porterfield Creek on Johnson Dairy Road (TR 228)
History: Built 1983
Built: 1983
Location: Union County
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443472
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443473
Deck view looking north
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443474
Deck view looking south
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.481789,-89.073317
Carries New Hope Road (TR 276) over Branch of Bradshaw Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 24.0 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Bradshaw Creek on New Hope Road (TR 276)
History: Built 1987
Built: 1987
Location: Union County
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443475
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443476
Deck view looking east
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443477
Deck view looking west
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
443478
Weight limit sign
Photo taken by James Baughn in February 2019
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 37.362481,-89.155439
Carries I-57/US 51 over Shake Rag Road (TR 277)
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 121.1 Feet
Span Length: 45.6 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Shake Rag Road (TR 277) on I-57/US 51
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Union County
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480898
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480899
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.408185,-89.154576
Carries I-57/US 51 over Big Creek Church Road
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Big Creek Church Road on I-57/US 51
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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480749
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480750
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480751
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480752
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480753
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.352669,-89.155650
Carries Swan Pond Road (TR 287) over I-57/US 51
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 254.9 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over I-57/US 51 on Swan Pond Road (TR 287)
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957
Location: Union County
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480904
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480905
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480906
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480907
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.401653,-89.154683
Carries I-57 over Big Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 194.9 Feet
Span Length: 74.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Big Creek on I-57
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958
Location: Union County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.433881,-89.152050
Carries Friendship School Road (TR 193) over I-57
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 257.9 Feet
Span Length: 97.1 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over I-57 on Friendship School Road (TR 193)
History: Built 1959
Built: 1959
Location: Union County
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480746
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480747
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
480748
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open
Location: 37.544159,-89.452809
Carries Union Pacific Railway over Running Lake Ditch
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Runnig Lake Ditch on Union Pacific Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Union County
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481984
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
481985
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
481986
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.419487,-89.165167
Carries Nash Rd over Big Creek Trib
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer w/wood deck
Total Length: 48.6 Feet
Span Length: 47.2 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Big Creek Trib on Nash Rd
History: Built 1990
Built: 1990
Location: Union County
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480745
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.
