October 22, 2008
Lost Creek Bridge (Clinton County, Illinois)
Steel stringer bridge over Lost Creek on TR 137/SAND RIDGE
October 22, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Steel stringer bridge over Lost Creek on TR 137/SAND RIDGE
October 22, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
October 21, 2008
Amity Bridge (Richland County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Paul Creek on TR 266
October 21, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Updated: Overview
Minnow Slough Bridge No. 2 (Crawford County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Minnow Slough on TR 169A, 1.5 mi. NE Palestine
October 21, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Updated: Overview
Minnow Slough Bridge (Crawford County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Minnow Slough on TR 163, 1 mi. east of Palestine
October 21, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Updated: Overview
Flat Branch Creek Bridge (Crawford County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Flat Branch creek on TR 5
October 21, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Updated: Overview
Richland Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Richland Creek on TR 271
October 21, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Updated: Overview
Shelbyville Cemetery Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over a gulley in Shelbyville Cemetery
October 21, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Updated: Overview
Strasburg Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Unnamed creek on TR 320
October 21, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Updated: Overview
Green Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Green Creek on TR 385
October 21, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Updated: Overview
Branch Green Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Green Creek Branch on TR 385
October 21, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Updated: Overview
October 19, 2008
Amity Bridge (Richland County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Paul Creek on TR 266
October 19, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson
Little Wabash River Bridge (Richland County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Ch-23
October 19, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson
Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Ch-23
October 19, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson
Rafetown Bridge (Jasper County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Dead River on Ch-10
October 19, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson
Through truss bridge over Dead River on Ch-10
October 19, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson
Paul Creek Bridge (Lawrence County, Illinois)
Pony truss bridge over Paul Creek on TR 18
October 19, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson
Pony truss bridge over Paul Creek on TR 18
October 19, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson
Old Stone Arch Bridge (Clark County, Illinois)Stone arch bridge over Unnamed creek on National Trail/Archer Avenue in Marshall
October 19, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson
October 16, 2008
Stone Quarry Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 135D, 3.0 mi. northeast of Charleston
October 16, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Changed GPS coordinates
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 135D, 3.0 mi. northeast of Charleston
October 16, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Changed GPS coordinates
Airtight Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 275, northeast of Charleston, 3 mi. northwest of Ashmore
October 16, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Changed GPS coordinates
Wood Station Road Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Lost pony truss bridge over a fork of Wood River Creek on Wood Station Road, 2.5 mi. north of East Alton
October 16, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: bridge has been replaced
Lost pony truss bridge over a fork of Wood River Creek on Wood Station Road, 2.5 mi. north of East Alton
October 16, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: bridge has been replaced
Worden Viaduct (Madison County, Illinois)
Arch bridge over Tr 246 on Mo Pac Rr in Worden
October 16, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Arch bridge over Tr 246 on Mo Pac Rr in Worden
October 16, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
October 15, 2008
New Canal Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Pair of cantilevered through truss bridges over Chain of Rocks Canal on I-270 in Granite City
October 15, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
Glen Carbon Covered Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Modern covered bridge over Judy Branch on Main Street in Glen Carbon. Replaced a 1934 covered bridge that had a lower clearence. Rebuit in 2007 to be higher and wider than the previous one.
October 15, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: bridge is actually open, it was rebuilt in 2007
Fruit Road Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Lost pony truss bridge over Sugar Fork on Fruit Road, 4.7 mi. west of Grantfork
October 15, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: category removed
Dupo Bridge (St. Clair County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over Cahokia Canal and UPRR on IL 3 in Cahokia
October 15, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
Dog Alley Road Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)Warren Pony truss bridge over a branch of Crooked Creek on TR 23B, 2.5 mi. northwest of New Minden
October 15, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: pony truss type
North Creek Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)Pony truss bridge over North Creek on TR 162A, 1.5 mi. northwest of Huegely
October 15, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: updated type of pony truss
October 14, 2008
Mystery Bridge (Washington County, Illinois)Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over unknown creek on unknown county road
October 14, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
October 13, 2008
Seminary Fork Bridge (Union County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Seminary Fork on Rhine Road, southwest of Alton Pass
October 13, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
Ranbarger Hollow Bridge (Union County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Clear Creek on Rhine Road, southwest of Alto Pass
October 13, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
October 12, 2008
Schuster Road Bridge (Bond County, Illinois)
Concrete bridge over a branch of Shoal Creek on Schuster Road (Old US 40) in Pocahontas
October 12, 2008: Added by James Baughn
Concrete bridge over a branch of Shoal Creek on Schuster Road (Old US 40) in Pocahontas
October 12, 2008: Added by James Baughn
Grindstone Creek Bridge (Adams County, Illinois)
Concrete bridge over Grindstone Creek on 1050th Street (TR 124)
October 12, 2008: Added by James Baughn
Concrete bridge over Grindstone Creek on 1050th Street (TR 124)
October 12, 2008: Added by James Baughn
Fruit Road Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Lost pony truss bridge over Sugar Fork on Fruit Road, 4.7 mi. west of Grantfork
October 12, 2008: Bridge has been replaced
Ingham Bridge (Jersey County, Illinois)Concrete bridge over Piasa Creek on Gotter Road (TR 137), 0.8 mi. west of Brighton
October 12, 2008: Bridge has been replaced
Sweet Potato Road Bridge (Union County, Illinois)Wooden bridge over Mill Creek on Sweet Potato Road (TR 285) just off IL 127, 0.7 mi. north of Mill Creek
October 12, 2008: Bridge has been replaced
October 5, 2008
Ranbarger Hollow Bridge (Union County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Clear Creek on Rhine Road, southwest of Alto Pass
October 5, 2008: Added by James Baughn
Seminary Fork Bridge (Union County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Seminary Fork on Rhine Road, southwest of Alton Pass
October 5, 2008: Added by James Baughn
September 25, 2008
South Fork Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)Pony truss bridge over South Fork Creek on TR 189, 6 mi. north of Brownstown
September 25, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
New Athens Railroad Viaduct (St. Clair County, Illinois)Deck plate girder bridge over IL 13 on I.C.& Gulf R.R. in New Athens
September 25, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
September 20, 2008
Beethoven Road Bridge (Jefferson County, Illinois)Pony truss bridge over BNSF Railroad on Beethoven Road, 1.5 mi. northwest of Woodlawn
September 20, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
Broadway Overpass (Jefferson County, Illinois)Steel stringer bridge over I-57/64 on IL 15 (Broadway) in Mount Vernon
September 20, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
September 19, 2008
Watershed Trail Viaduct (Madison County, Illinois)
Pony/through plate girder bridge over UP Railroad on MCT Watershed Trail
September 19, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
Pony/through plate girder bridge over UP Railroad on MCT Watershed Trail
September 19, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
N. University Drive IT RR bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Deck plate girder bridge over N. University Drive on MCT Watershed Trail, former Illinois Terminal Railroad
September 19, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
Indian Creek Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Pratt pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on MCT Watershed Trail in South Roxana
September 19, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
Burlington Northern Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over Wood River Creek on Burlington Northern RR in Alton
September 19, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
B&O Overpass (St. Clair County, Illinois)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Scott-Troy Road on B&O Rr
September 19, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Big Muddy ICRR Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)Three-span concrete arch bridge over Big Muddy River on ICRR (now Canadian National), between De Soto and Carbondale next to US 51
September 19, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
De Soto Railroad Viaduct (Jackson County, Illinois)Concrete girder and Pony Plate Girder bridge over US 51, CN Railroad, and Oak Street on the Union Pacific Railroad in De Soto
September 19, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
Pickneyville Railroad Overpass (Perry County, Illinois)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Ill 13-154 on Icg Rr in Pinckneyville
September 19, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Opossum Creek Bridge (Perry County, Illinois)Concrete frame bridge over Opossum Creek on IL 127 just north of Pinckneyville
September 19, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
September 18, 2008
Powder Mill Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Warren through truss bridge over Wood River Creek on Railroad spur into Olin Winchester plant in East Alton
September 18, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
September 16, 2008
Gall Road Bridge (Monroe County, Illinois)Bypassed stone arch bridge over a branch of Carr Creek on Gall Road at Columbia
September 16, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
Powder Mill Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Warren through truss bridge over Wood River Creek on Railroad spur into Olin Winchester plant in East Alton
September 16, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
N. University Drive IT RR bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Deck plate girder bridge over N. University Drive on MCT Watershed Trail, former Illinois Terminal Railroad
September 16, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Wanda Railroad Viaduct (Madison County, Illinois)Pony/through plate girder bridge over Old Alton-Edwardsville Road, MCT Watershed Trail on Conrail Railroad in Roxana
September 16, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Schoolhouse Trail Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Pratt pony truss bridge over IL 162 on MCT Schoolhouse Trail in Troy
September 16, 2008: New photo from Kim Harvey
Red Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Brown pony truss bridge over pedestrian trail on pedestrian trail in Edwardsville
September 16, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
Indian Creek Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Pratt pony truss bridge over Indian Creek on MCT Watershed Trail in South Roxana
September 16, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: added pictures, its actually an pony truss
Canteen Creek Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)
Lost pony truss bridge over Canteen Creek on Mulberry Street in Collinsville
September 16, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: bridge replaced by UCB in 2007.
Lost pony truss bridge over Canteen Creek on Mulberry Street in Collinsville
September 16, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: bridge replaced by UCB in 2007.
Burlington Northern Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over Wood River Creek on Burlington Northern RR in Alton
September 16, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
Culp Lane Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over East Fork Wood River on Culp Lane, .5 mi. northwest of Bethalto
September 16, 2008: New photo from Kim Harvey
Dehli Railroad Bridge (Jersey County, Illinois)Arch bridge over Piasa Creek on railroad
September 16, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Stagecoach Road Bridge (Jersey County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over Piasa Creek on Stagecoach Road (TR 154)
September 16, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
Dupo Bridge (St. Clair County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over Cahokia Canal and UPRR on IL 3 in Cahokia
September 16, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
New Athens Railroad Bridge (St. Clair County, Illinois)2 span Parker through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Illinois Central Railroad in New Athens
September 16, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
New Athens Railroad Viaduct (St. Clair County, Illinois)Deck plate girder bridge over IL 13 on I.C.& Gulf R.R. in New Athens
September 16, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
September 14, 2008
Alton Railroad Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Lost through truss swing bridge over the Mississippi River on the Burlington Northern Railroad at Alton
September 14, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
Old Canal Bridge (Madison County, Illinois)Through truss bridge over Chain of Rocks Canal on Old Chain of Rocks Road (at one time US 66) just south of I-270 in Granite City
September 14, 2008: New photo from James Baughn
September 13, 2008
September 12, 2008
Shelbyville Cemetery Footbridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Steel arch bridge over Gulley in Shelbyville Cemetery
September 12, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson
Strasburg Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Unnamed creek on TR 320
September 12, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson
Richland Creek Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)Wooden deck bridge over Richland Creek on TR 271
September 12, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson
September 10, 2008
Ramsey Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)Abandoned through truss bridge over Ramsey Creek on US 51, 6 miles north of Vandalia
September 10, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: corrected GPS coordinates
September 9, 2008
Cairo I-57 Bridge (Alexander County, Illinois)Steel through arch bridge carrying I-57 over the Mississippi River at Cairo
September 9, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
South Fork Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)Pony truss bridge over South Fork Creek on TR 189, 6 mi. north of Brownstown
September 9, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson
Little Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)Pony truss bridge over Little Creek on TR 442, 4 mi. northeast of St Elmo
September 9, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson
Stone Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)Pony truss bridge over Stone Creek on TR 438
September 9, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson
September 7, 2008
Ramsey Creek Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)Pony truss bridge over Ramsey Creek on TR 19, 3.5 mi. northeast of Ramsey
September 7, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson
Frontage Road Bridge (Fayette County, Illinois)Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on I-70 frontage road
September 7, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson
Fulfer Creek Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)Pony truss bridge over Fulfer Creek on TR 34A, 1.25 mi. southwest of Gilmore
September 7, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson
Short Point Creek Bridge (Livingston County, Illinois)
Pony truss bridge over Short Point Creek on TR 67
September 7, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: updated status on bridge
Pony truss bridge over Short Point Creek on TR 67
September 7, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: updated status on bridge
September 6, 2008
De Soto Railroad Viaduct (Jackson County, Illinois)Concrete girder and Pony Plate Girder bridge over US 51, CN Railroad, and Oak Street on the Union Pacific Railroad in De Soto
September 6, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: updated design, added that it also crosses CN railroad tracks
August 28, 2008
Sylvan Island Rail Bridge (Rock Island County, Illinois)
2 span Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on former railroad spur in Moline, now part of a pedestrian path
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
2 span Pratt through truss bridge over Mississippi River on former railroad spur in Moline, now part of a pedestrian path
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Ghost Bridge (Logan County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over unknown creek on old US 66
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Lost Bridge over unknown creek on old US 66
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Batavia Bike Bridge No. 2 (Kane County, Illinois)
Wire suspension bridge over unnamed creek on bike trail in Batavia
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Wire suspension bridge over unnamed creek on bike trail in Batavia
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Bernadotte Bridge (Fulton County, Illinois)
Pratt through truss bridge over Spoon River on former IL 2 in Bernadotte
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Pratt through truss bridge over Spoon River on former IL 2 in Bernadotte
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Wilson Street Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)Three-span arch bridge over Fox River on Wilson Street in Batavia
August 28, 2008: New photo from Kim Harvey
Batavia Bike Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Pratt pony truss bridge over Fox River on bike trail in Batavia
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Pratt pony truss bridge over Fox River on bike trail in Batavia
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Kitchell Bridge (Christian County, Illinois)
Stone arch bridge over unknown lagoon on pedestrian trail in Pana in Kitchell Park
August 28, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: added alternate name
Stone arch bridge over unknown lagoon on pedestrian trail in Pana in Kitchell Park
August 28, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: added alternate name
Rock River Railroad Bridge (Ogle County, Illinois)
Through truss bridge over Rock River on BNSF Railroad in Oregon
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Through truss bridge over Rock River on BNSF Railroad in Oregon
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Drake Camp Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Wire suspension bridge over Salt Fork on boy scout hiking trail
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Wire suspension bridge over Salt Fork on boy scout hiking trail
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Danville Railroad Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Vermillion River on former Big Four railroad in Danville
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Vermillion River on former Big Four railroad in Danville
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
New Athens Railroad Bridge (St. Clair County, Illinois)2 span Parker through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Illinois Central Railroad in New Athens
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
South 6th Street Bridge (Sangamon County, Illinois)
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Lake Springfield on I-55 (Sb), former US 66 in Springfield
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Lake Springfield on I-55 (Sb), former US 66 in Springfield
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Foundation Park Bridge No. 2 (Marion County, Illinois)Arch bridge over Luckystone Creek on park road in Centralia
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Foundation Park Bridge No. 1 (Marion County, Illinois)Concrete culvert bridge over drainage ditch on Foundation Park Road in Centralia
August 28, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey
Hell's Half Acre Bridge (Christian County, Illinois)Abandoned through truss bridge over South Fork on Former IL 48, southwest of Taylorsville
August 28, 2008: New photos from Dino Strunk