Status: Abandoned with portion of deck missing
Location: 38.478889,-89.383611
Carries TR 23B (Dog Alley Road) over Branch of Crooked Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 69.8 Feet
Span Length: 67.9 Feet
Overview: Warren Pony truss bridge over a branch of Crooked Creek on TR 23B, 2.5 mi. northwest of New Minden
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Washington County
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115933
Dog Alley Road
west approach
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115934
Dog Alley Road
holes in wooden bridge deck
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115935
Dog Alley Bridge
holes
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115936
Dog Alley Bridge
note the road closed sign on other end
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115937
Dog Alley Bridge
side view blocked by the trees
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115938
Dog Alley Bridge
detail of holes in wooden deck
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
Status: Open to one-lane traffic with a 10 ton weight limit
Location: 38.414444,-89.340000
Carries TR 162A over North Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details:
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 43.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Creek on TR 162A, 1.5 mi. northwest of Huegely
History: Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1970
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Washington County
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115939
north creek
view looking north
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115940
on bridge
wooden deck
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115941
on bridge
looking on truss
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
Status: Replaced by new beam bridge at current site
Location: 38.489523,-89.440823
Carries Covington Road over Kaskaskia River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 1 approach span Pratt Pony Truss
main span Pratt Through Truss, 8 or 10 panel
smaller steel stringer approach span
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Covington Road
History: Lost through truss bridge with wooden deck, replaced by a modern bridge in the 1980s.
Built:
Location: Washington County
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116068
Covington
approach to a portal
Photo scanned from Washington County History, 1979 (p633), photo taken by Grover Brinkmann
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.434167,-89.274444
Carries County Highway 11 over Branch of North Creek just north of Oak Road
Design: culvert/concrete
Design Details: Concrete slab bridge over a branch of North Creek just south of Hoyleton, IL
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 21.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete culvert bridge over Branch of North Creek just north of Oak Road on County Highway 11 in Hoyleton
History: Built 1916 by Washington County Highway Department. Replaced July 2015.
Built: 1916
Location: Washington County
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115926
Cemetery Bridge
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115927
Cemetery Bridge Plate
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115928
cemetery bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115929
cemetery bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
Status: Closed December 27, 2010. Replaced by a new culvert December 29-30, 2010
Location: 38.454260,-89.203951
Carries Walnut Hill Road over branch of Grand Point Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over branch of Grand Point Creek on Walnut Hill Road
History: Wooden bridge over a drainage ditch at County Highway 18
Built:
Location: Washington County
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115930
walnut hill road
drainage ditch at intersection with County Highway 18
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115931
walnut hill road
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
115932
walnut hill road
wooden planks shown
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
119769
side view
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
119770
close up of steel stringer
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
202137
replacement culvert
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in January 2011
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.490000,-89.440556
Carries Tr114 014/Tr130 09 over Kaskaskia River
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 287.1 Feet
Span Length: 70.9 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over Kaskaskia River on Covington Road
History: Built 1985. Replaced a through truss bridge that stood at this location.
Built: 1985
Location: Washington County
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115925
Covington Bridge
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2008
Status: Removed
Location: 38.445541,-89.663292
Carries Mud Lake Road/Old St. Louis Road/Wittenberg Road over Kaskaskia River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Pinned Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Mud Lake Road/Old St. Louis Road/Whittenberg Road
History: Built early 1900s. Closed early 1930s when the IL 15 bridge (now IL 160/177) opened upstream in late 1920s. Razed 1938.
Built: ca. 1900
Location: Washington County
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438722
This is Washington County by Grover Brinkman
Cox Ferry Bridge
Public Domain. Published 1968 without a copyright notice.
468006
Cox Ferry Bridge
Nashville Journal: June 2 1938
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.508889,-89.352778
Carries Ill 127 over Overflow Crooked Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Curved Steel Stringer
Total Length: 902.3 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Overflow Crooked Creek on Ill 127
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1988. Bridge originally had concrete ballustades but removed during 1988 rehab.
Built: 1934
Location: Washington County
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121858
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
121859
view looking south
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
121860
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in August 2008
Status: Destroyed by flood
Location: 38.349844,-89.587991
Carries unknown county road over unknown creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over unknown creek on unknown county road
History: lost pratt pony truss bridge on a unknown creek somewhere in Washington County. Destroyed by a flash flood sometime during the 1970s.
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Washington County
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125990
Mystery Bridge
Taken sometime in the 1970s after it was damaged by a flash flood.
Photo taken by Grover Brinkman
Status: demolished and replaced
Location: 38.334082,-89.523242
Carries Grand Road over Williams Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with wood deck and wood abutments.
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet
Overview: Wooden beam bridge over Williams Creek on Grand Road (TR 165)
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1978. Closed to traffic August 2010. replaced in 2011
Built: 1925
Location: Washington County
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128597
view looking west
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128598
north railing
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128599
south railing
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128600
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128601
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128602
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128603
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.349722,-89.588333
Carries Stone Church Road over Elkhorn Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Tubular Piers
Has evidence of a previous wooden deck
Total Length: 96.1 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Stone Church Road
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1971; replaced 2014
Built: 1925
Location: Washington County
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128604
view looking north
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128605
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128606
deck view looking east
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128607
deck view looking west
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.349730,-89.374180
Carries Evansville Western Railroad (formerly Louisville and Nashville Railroad) over Nashville Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Nashville Creek on Evansville Western Railroad (formerly Louisville and Nashville Railroad) in Nashville
History:
Built:
Location: Washington County
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128608
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128609
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128610
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
128611
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008
378555
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
378556
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
378552
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
378553
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
378554
Photo taken by David Huffman in February 2017
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.435833,-89.546667
Carries Ill 177 over Plum Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 3 panel wrought iron pratt pony truss bridge
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on Ill 177 in Okawville
History: Replaced 1936
Built: 1903
Location: Washington County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.392778,-89.633056
Carries Ch 6 over Elkhorn Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 2 panel pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Ch 6
History: Replaced 1978
Built: 1906
Location: Washington County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.286111,-89.477778
Carries Fas Rt 835 over Elkhorn Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 2 panel Pratt pony truss made with wrought iron
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Fas Rt 835
History: Replaced 1940
Built:
Location: Washington County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 38.491667,-89.211667
Carries TR 7 (Wood Road) over Grand Point Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Grand Point Creek on Wood Road/TR 7
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Washington County
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Status: removed between 1992 to 2000, but not replaced.
Location: 38.460000,-89.391667
Carries TR 33 - Bluebird Road over Little Crooked
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 47.9 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Little Crooked on TR 33 (Bluebird Road)
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Washington County
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132641
the site
a low water crossing is what appears today. It is impassible most of the year.
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in January 2009
132642
A possible remnant with this metal loop - possibly the site of the east abutment.
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in January 2009
Status: replaced 1992
Location: 38.415000,-89.426667
Carries TR 75 / Liberty School Road over Little Crooked Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Little Crooked Creek on TR 75
History: Built 1925, replaced 1992
Built: 1925
Location: Washington County
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Status: demolished, but remants exist on site
Location: 38.398333,-89.403333
Carries Pelican Road - TR 144B over Nashville Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Nashville Creek on Pelican Road (TR 144B)
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Washington County
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136068
remains of truss
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2009
136069
site of bridge once stood
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2009
136070
part of abuntment
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2009
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.315000,-89.546667
Carries TR 70A over Elkhorn Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pony truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on TR 70A
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920
Location: Washington County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.452500,-89.374722
Carries TR 33 over Branch of Little Crooked Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Branch of Little Crooked Creek on TR 33
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916
Location: Washington County
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132639
Deck View
looking east
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in January 2009
132640
Bridge Plate
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in January 2009
499623
Reinhardt-Sachtleben Bridge
Photo from Old Illinois Bridges
Status: Removed March 2013
Location: 38.390950,-89.490926
Carries sidewalk along 3rd Street over Drainage Ditch
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 Drainage Ditch on sidewalk along 3rd Street in Addieville
History: Pair of small concrete arch bridges over drainage ditches along 3rd Street in Addieville
Built:
Location: Washington County
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136071
first bridge
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2009
136072
second bridge
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in March 2009
Status: Bridge demolished July 2010. Replacement open to traffic
Location: 38.220244,-89.192155
Carries Du Bois-Waltonville Road (CH 8 /Fas 836) over Little Muddy River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 109.9 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Little Muddy River on Du Bois-Waltonville Road (CH 8 /Fas 836)
History: Built 1948; rehabilitated 1963. Replaced Summer 2010.
Built: 1948
Location: Washington County
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139166
looking east
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in April 2009
139167
looking west
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in April 2009
139168
bridge plate
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in April 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.224021,-89.210990
Carries Canadian National Railway (formerly Illinois Central Railroad) over unnamed drainage ditch
Design: culvert/stone
Design Details: Stone culvert
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone culvert bridge over unnamed drainage ditch on Canadian National Railway (formerly Illinois Central Railroad) in Du Bois
History: small stone arch culvert for an unnamed drainage ditch in Du Bois
Built:
Location: Washington County
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139169
view from Railroad Street, looking west
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in April 2009
139170
close up of the culvert
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in April 2009
Status: Demolished June 2010
Location: 38.382222,-89.170556
Carries Old US 51 over Tributary of Rayse Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details:
Total Length: 47.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Bridge over tributary of Rayse Creek on Delaware Road/Old US 51
History: Built 1920, demolished June 2010
Built: 1920
Location: Washington County
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142107
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2009
142108
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2009
142109
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2009
142110
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2009
142111
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2009
142112
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2009
142113
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2009
142114
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2009
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 38.450000,-89.628333
Carries IL 160/177 (was IL 15 at the time) over Kaskaskia River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: The main span in 1921 bridge was a through truss span. The span was replaced in 1957 using the same piers and approaches. The entire bridge was replaced in 1996.
Total Length: 655.9 Feet
Span Length: 78.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on IL 160/177 (was IL 15 at the time)
History: Built 1921; main span replaced 1957 with using existing approaches; entire bridge replaced 1996
Built: 1921
Location: Washington County
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146670
September09
I took a photo of a photograph at the 2009 Nashville Fall Fest at the Washington County Historical Society booth.
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.481111,-89.329722
Carries TR 160 / Coon Branch Road over Coon Branch
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Coon Branch on TR 160 / Coon Branch Road
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Washington County
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162606
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in April 2010
162607
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in April 2010
162608
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in April 2010
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.283694,-89.535425
Carries TR 239/Adams Road over Branch of Elkhorn Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Branch of Elkhorn Creek on TR 239/Adams Road
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Washington County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.280094,-89.416792
Carries Black Diamond Road (TR 140) over Branch of Locust Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder (?)
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Branch of Locust Creek on Black Diamond Road (TR 140)
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Washington County
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481660
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
481661
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
481662
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
481663
Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.420075,-89.289319
Carries Maple Road (TR 188) over Branch of North Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder (?)
Total Length: 37.1 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Branch of North Creek on Maple Road (TR 188)
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915
Location: Washington County
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480678
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480679
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480680
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480681
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480682
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.417933,-89.311881
Carries Aspen Road (TR 182) over Branch of North Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder (?)
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 37.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Branch of North Creek on Aspen Road (TR 182)
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Washington County
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480683
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480684
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480685
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480686
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.455172,-89.229178
Carries Walnut Hill Road (TR 35) over Grand Point Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder (?)
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Grand Point Creek on Walnut Hill Road (TR 35)
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Washington County
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480672
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480673
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480674
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480675
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480676
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
480677
Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.327781,-89.567364
Carries TR 187 over Elkhorn Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Elkhorn Creek on TR 187
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1973
Built: 1915
Location: Washington County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.435875,-89.545922
Carries presumably High Street over Plum Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Plum Creek on presumably High Street
History:
Built:
Location: Washington County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 38.558515,-89.129695
Carries Illinois Central RR over Crooked Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pair of pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridges over Crooked Creek on Illinois Central RR
History:
Built:
Location: Washington County
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502305
IC - Crooked Creek Bridges
view c1908
Photo from old postcard
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.
