Status: Replaced by a concrete bridge in 1989
Location: 37.605900,-89.845965
Carries CR 630 over Apple Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Apple Creek on County Road 630 just west of Route B near Biehle
History: Old bridge shown on the 1926 Perry Co. USGS map
Built:
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.814592,-89.796465
Carries over Bois Brule Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Bois Brule Creek south of Belgique on CR 212
History:
Built:
Location: Perry County
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106687
View from east
Photo taken by James Baughn
106688
Looking west
Photo taken by James Baughn
106689
Distant shot from levee road
Photo taken by James Baughn
106690
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
106691
Close-up of truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
106692
Riveted connection
Photo taken by James Baughn
106693
Misplaced board on deck
Photo taken by James Baughn
106694
Approach span
Photo taken by James Baughn
106695
Looking underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
470710
view from the west
Photo taken by John Christeson in April 2020
470711
view from the east
Photo taken by John Christeson in April 2020
Status: Open to traffic on a private lane
Location: 37.804512,-89.778645
Carries Private drive (formerly CR 216) over Bois Brule Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 116.1 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Bois Brule Creek at end of CR 216
History: Built ca. 1905
Built: ca. 1905
Location: Perry County
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106696
View from levee
Photo taken by James Baughn
106697
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
106698
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn
106699
South side
Photo taken by James Baughn
106700
North side
Photo taken by James Baughn
106701
Approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
106702
Underneath
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a concrete span
Location: 37.664328,-89.569485
Carries CR 446 over Brazeau Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Brazeau Creek on CR 446 northeast of Altenburg
History: Built ca. 1905; replaced in 1985
Built: ca. 1905
Location: Perry County
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Status: No longer exists, but an abutment and traces of old pavement are still visible
Location: 37.651046,-89.620591
Carries Route C over Brazeau Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details: Unknown
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Brazeau Creek on Route C north of Frohna
History: Replaced by a culvert in 1967
Built:
Location: Perry County
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Status: Replaced by a concrete span; no trace of old crossing visible
Location: 37.800498,-89.997705
Carries CR 840 over South Fork Saline Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over South Fork Saline Creek on CR 840 just off Route NN near Giboney
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 1986
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Perry County
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Status: Replaced by a concrete bridge in 1996
Location: 37.710930,-89.830341
Carries US 61 over Cinque Hommes Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 233.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Cinque Hommes Creek on US 61, south of Perryville
History: Built 1930; replaced 1996
Built:
Location: Perry County
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106703
Replacement bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a concrete span
Location: 37.767990,-89.990469
Carries CR 818 over Goose Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 110.9 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Lost two-span pony truss bridge over Goose Creek on CR 818 west of Brewer
History: Built ca. 1920; replaced in 2000
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open to two-lane traffic
Location: 37.630631,-89.729613
Carries US 61 over Indian Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 29.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Indian Creek on US 61
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Perry County
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109421
Overview
Photo taken October 2007 by James Baughn
109422
Deck view
Photo taken October 2007 by James Baughn
109423
Plaque
Photo taken October 2007 by James Baughn
109424
Railing
Photo taken October 2007 by James Baughn
Status: Open to traffic on a gravel road with a 6 ton weight limit
Location: 37.838889,-89.884722
Carries over Falls Branch
Design: truss/pony/pratt-half
Design Details: Pin-connected, 3-panel, half-hip Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Falls Branch on CR 921 just off Route M at Lithium
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Perry County
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106705
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
106706
Weight limit sign
Photo taken by James Baughn
106707
Close-up of truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a concrete span
Location: 37.649190,-90.009154
Carries CR 718 over Nations Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Nations Creek on CR 718 just beyond the end of Route CC southwest of Silver Lake
History: Built ca. 1920; replaced in 1982
Built: ca. 1920
Location: Perry County
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Status: Replaced by a low-water bridge
Location: 37.744680,-89.677917
Carries CR 350 over Omete Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 80.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Omete Creek on CR 350 east of Crosstown
History: Built ca. 1905; closed to all traffic about 1995 and later demolished
Built: ca. 1905
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.821117,-89.992165
Carries CR 838 over Branch of Saline Creek
Design: truss/bedstead/double-warren
Design Details:
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 16.1 Feet
Overview: Bedstead pony truss bridge over a branch of Saline Creek on CR 838
History: Built 1905; reconstructed 1986
Built: 1905
Location: Perry County
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109083
Looking west
Photo taken September 2007 by James Baughn
109084
Looking east
Photo taken September 2007 by James Baughn
109085
Middle joint
Photo taken September 2007 by James Baughn
109086
Oblique view
Photo taken September 2007 by James Baughn
109087
Truss
Photo taken September 2007 by James Baughn
109088
Underneath
Photo taken September 2007 by James Baughn
109089
West abutment
Photo taken September 2007 by James Baughn
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
Location: 37.871879,-89.933242
Carries CR 950 over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Small stringer bridge with stone abutments over an unnamed creek on CR 950 south of St. Mary
History:
Built:
Location: Perry County
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106708
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn
106709
Stone abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn
106710
Close-up of stringer
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by a concrete span
Location: 37.774074,-89.959221
Carries CR 816 over South Fork Saline Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over South Fork Saline Creek on CR 816 beyond the end of Route M, west of Brewer
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced in 1982
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Perry County
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Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 37.850014,-89.934051
Carries CR 930 over St. Laurent Creek
Design: truss/bedstead/pratt
Design Details: Pin-connected, 3-panel Pratt bedstead pony truss
Total Length: 46.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.0 Feet
Overview: Bedstead pony truss bridge over St. Laurent Creek on CR 930 southeast of St. Mary
History: Built ca. 1910; replaced 2005
Built: ca. 1910
Location: Perry County
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106711
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
106712
Weight limit sign
Photo taken by James Baughn
106713
Close-up of truss
Photo taken by James Baughn
106714
Eyebar connections
Photo taken by James Baughn
106715
Endpost joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
106716
Lower chord damage
Photo taken by James Baughn
106717
Abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Stone and concrete piers from both bridges remain
Location: 37.656635,-89.527833
Carries CR 438 over Brazeau Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details: Unknown
Total Length: 145.0 Feet
Span Length: 145.0 Feet
Overview: Pair of lost bridges on CR 438 over Brazeau Creek at Wittenberg
History: First bridge built at an unknown date and replaced 1981 by a parallel steel stringer bridge. Second bridge replaced in 1998 by the current bridge on a new alignment downstream
Built:
Location: Perry County
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106718
Stone pier on west bank
Photo taken by James Baughn
106719
Concrete abutment on west bank
Photo taken by James Baughn
106720
Stone pier on east bank
Photo taken by James Baughn
106721
Both piers on east bank
Photo taken by James Baughn
106722
View from downstream
Photo taken by James Baughn
106723
Current bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Still in use
Location: 37.653726,-89.523729
Carries BNSF Railway over Brazeau Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Brazeau Creek at Wittenberg on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
History: This railroad line was completed in 1904, although I don't know if this particular bridge is that old or not
Built: ca. 1904
Location: Perry County
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106724
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn
106725
Side view
Photo taken by James Baughn
106726
View from upstream
Photo taken by James Baughn
106727
South portal
Photo taken by James Baughn
106728
South approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
106729
North approach
Photo taken by James Baughn
106730
Lower joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
106731
Upper joint
Photo taken by James Baughn
106732
Old wood piles
Photo taken by James Baughn
322828
Overview
Photo taken by John Christeson in April 2015
419329
South Portal
Photo taken by John Christeson in March 2018
419330
Upstream
Photo taken by John Christeson in March 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.605000,-90.043333
Carries Route J over Whitewater River
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 173.8 Feet
Span Length: 71.8 Feet
Overview: Three-span concrete bridge over Whitewater River on Route J at Yount
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950
Location: Perry County
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109090
Overview
Photo taken July 2007 by James Baughn
109091
Deck view
Photo taken July 2007 by James Baughn
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.711667,-89.706667
Carries Route C over Omete Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 37.4 Feet
Span Length: 37.4 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Omete Creek on Route C
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Perry County
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375029
View from a distance
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
375028
Driving across
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 37.798153,-89.747231
Carries Route E over Old Channel Bois Brule Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost bridge over Old Channel Bois Brule Creek on Route E, northwest of Menfro
History:
Built:
Location: Perry County
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113628
Abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn
113629
Pier
Photo taken by James Baughn
113630
Modern crossing
Photo taken by James Baughn
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 37.630050,-89.698107
Carries CR 410 over Indian Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 101.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Indian Creek on CR 410
History: Built 1905; replaced 1992
Built: 1905
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.753916,-89.682527
Carries BNSF Railway over Omete Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony/through plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Omete Creek on BNSF Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.896396,-89.842375
Carries MO 51 over Horse Island Chute
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 462.0 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Horse Island Chute on MO 51
History: Built 1942
Built: 1942
Location: Perry County
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102529
Horse Island Chute bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn
193287
End of Highway 51
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2005
193288
Looking toward Chester Bridge
Photo taken by James Baughn in March 2006
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 37.710556,-89.861667
Carries Route B over Cinque Hommes Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Likely a pin-connected Pratt through truss, described as 100 feet long
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Cinque Hommes Creek on Route B
History: Built 1888; collapsed Apr. 15, 1962, following collision by overweight truck; replaced 1963
Built: 1888
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.607292,-89.590953
Carries CR 454 (Dresden Road) over Branch of Apple Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Apple Creek on CR 454 (Dresden Road)
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca. 1930
Location: Perry County
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375037
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
375036
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.689169,-90.005107
Carries CR 854 over Branch of South Fork Saline Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Original design: One-span Warren pony truss
Current design: Three-span steel stringer with one truss still in place (non functional) and the other truss removed
Total Length: 50.9 Feet
Span Length: 17.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Branch of South Fork Saline Creek on CR 854
History: Built 1905; rehabilitated 1988
Built: 1905
Location: Perry County
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375018
Weight limit sign
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
375017
Upper joint
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
375016
Stringers
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
375015
Floorbeams
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
375014
Abutment
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
375013
Oblique view
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
375012
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.622850,-89.679925
Carries CR 422 over Indian Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Low-water slab
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 8.9 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Indian Creek on CR 422
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.683006,-89.880146
Carries CR 600 over Highland Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 37.1 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Highland Creek on CR 600
History: Built ca. 1940
Built: ca. 1940
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.713003,-89.906858
Carries CR 702 over Perry County Community Lake (Hunt Branch)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Perry County Community Lake (Hunt Branch) on CR 702
History: Built ca. 1950
Built: ca. 1950
Location: Perry County
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374999
Deck view
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
374998
Overview
Photo taken by James Baughn in April 2016
Status: Replaced by a pipe culvert
Location: 37.816518,-89.795452
Carries CR 212 over Old Channel Bois Brule Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Bridge over Old Channel Bois Brule Creek on CR 212
History:
Built:
Location: Perry County
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375115
Replacement culvert
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2007
375114
Lally column
Photo taken by James Baughn in October 2007
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.650293,-89.583094
Carries CR 450 over Brazeau Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Low-water slab bridge over Brazeau Creek on CR 450
History:
Built:
Location: Perry County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 37.665890,-89.538077
Carries CR 438 over Branch of Brazeau Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned steel stringer bridge over a branch of Brazeau Creek on former alignment of CR 438
History:
Built:
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.692303,-90.007103
Carries CR 854 over South Fork Saline Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 9.8 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over South Fork Saline Creek on CR 854
History: Built ca. 1950; rehabilitated 1976
Built: ca. 1950
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 37.685056,-89.999217
Carries CR 854 over Branch of South Fork Saline Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer (cobbled together from at least two other bridges)
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 9.8 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Branch of South Fork Saline Creek on CR 854
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1988
Built: 1940
Location: Perry County
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Status: Open
Location: 37.701021,-89.590298
Carries CR 440 over Unnamed tributary of Mississippi River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed tributary of Mississippi River on CR 440
History:
Built:
Location: Perry County
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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
