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10th Street Bridge   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Town Branch on 10th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1883
6th Street Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Stone arch bridge over Town Branch on 6th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1883
7th Street Bridge   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Town Branch on 7th Street
Open to traffic
Built 1883
Airtight Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 275, northeast of Charleston, 3 mi. northwest of Ashmore
Open to traffic
Built 1914 by the Decatur Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 2010
Blakeman Bridge   [Map]
Three-span arch bridge over Embarras River on TR 193 (Old IL 130)
Open to traffic
Built 1907 by the Mercantile Bridge Co. of Paris, IL
Broadway Ave Bridge   [Map]
Lost concrete tee beam bridge over Illinois Central RR on Broadway Ave (Fau76) in Mattoon
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1915; replaced 2002
Broadway St Bridge   [Map]
Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Flat Branch on Broadway St (former US45)
Open to traffic
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1954
Cassel Creek Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pony truss bridge over Cassel Creek on TR 175 C
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1900; replaced 1997
Charleston Ave Bridge   [Map]
Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over ICRR on Charleston Ave (IL 16) in Mattoon
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1915; replaced 1981
CN - Flat Branch Bridge   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Flat Branch on CNRR (former Illinois Central)
Open
Built 1869, Extended 1901 and Ca. 1990
County Line Bridge   [Map]
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 1 (CR 2000N)
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1895; replaced 1982
CR - Drainage Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Abandoned stone arch bridge over Drainage on Abandoned Railroad
Derelict/abandoned
CR - ICRR Bridge   [Map]
Lost Deck truss bridge over Illinois Central RR on Conrail
Removed but not replaced
CR - Polecat Creek Bridge (E)   [Map]
Abandoned concrete tee beam bridge over Polecat Creek on Abandoned CCC&StL (Big 4) Railroad
Derelict/abandoned
Abandoned 1983
CR - Polecat Creek Bridge (W)   [Map · Street View]
Abandoned concrete tee beam bridge over Polecat Creek on Abandoned CCC&StL (Big 4) Railroad
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1953; Abandoned 1983
CR - Polecat Creek Tributary Arch   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Polecat Creek Trib. on Abandoned CCC&StL Rwy
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1863; Abandoned 1983
Dewitt Ave Bridge   [Map]
Lost concrete tee beam bridge over ICRR on Dewitt Av (Fau 766) in Mattoon
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1915; replaced 1994
Eastern Illinois Railroad IL 316 Overpass   [Map · Street View]
Girder bridge over IL 316 (W. State Street) on Eastern Illinois Railroad in Charleston
Open to traffic
EIRC - Cobble Lane Overpass   [Map]
Girder bridge over Cobble Lane on Eastern Illinois Railroad
Open to traffic
EIRC - Embarras River Bridge   [Map]
Pratt deck truss bridge over Embarras River on EIRC
Open to traffic
EIRC - Kickapoo Creek Bridge   [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Kickapoo Creek on Eastern Illinois Railway
Open to traffic
EIRC - Kickapoo Creek Trib Bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over Kickapoo Creek Tributary on Eastern Illinois Railway (EIRC)
Open
EIRC - Riley Creek Bridge   [Map]
Timber Stringer Bridge on EIRC over Riley Creek
Open
Flat Branch Bridge   [Map]
Bridge over Flat Branch on Broadway St
Open to traffic
Built 1929; rehabilitated 1954
Flat Creek Bridge   [Map]
Pony truss bridge over Flat Creek on TR 53, .5 mi. west of Humboldt
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1895
Fourth Street Bridge   [Map]
Lost arch bridge over Town Branch Creek on Fourth Street in Charleston
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1895; replaced 2000
Harrison Road Bridge   [Map]
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Embarras River on E. Harrison Road in Charleston
Bypassed, abandoned, and later removed.
Built 1898
Hurricane Creek Bridge   [Map]
Girder bridge over Hurricane Creek on CR300N
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1935
IL 130 Embarras River Bridge   [Map]
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Embarras River on IL 130
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
Kaskaskia River Bridge   [Map]
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Jackson Park
Collapsed
Kickapoo Creek Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned Stringer bridge over Kickapoo Creek on former 12th
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1909
Kickapoo Creek Bridge   [Map]
Arch bridge over Kickapoo creek on TR 197, 1 mi. south of Coles Airport
Open to traffic
Built 1909
Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail - Town Branch Arch   [Map]
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Town Branch on Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail (former Big 4 Rwy)
Open to pedestrians only
Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail Bridge   [Map]
Stone arch bridge over Cassell Creek on Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Little Embarras River Pennsylvania Railroad Trestle   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Little Embarras River on PRR RR(ABN)
Derelict/abandoned
Little Wabash River Bridge   [Map]
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.
Old Route 16 Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned bridge over Cassell Creek on Route 316 (Formerly Rt. 16)
Derelict/abandoned
PC - Embarras River Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Lost Girder bridge over Embarras River & Stone Quarry Road/CR 1940 E on Penn Central Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Built 1900
PRR - Embarras River Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Abandoned deck truss bridge over Embarras River on Former Pennsylvania Railroad/Penn Central(nee Vandalia, Terre Haute and Peoria Railroad)
Abandoned
Terre Haute and Peoria Railroad, a Vandalia branch in Illinois, which no longer exists.This bridge is over the Embarras River along Route 133 west of the little town of Oakland. Thanks to Lee Appleton for this find and history.
PRR - Little Embarras River Bridge   [Map]
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Little Embarras River
Appears the supporting structure is sound, but many of the cross ties are rotted.
Believed to be originally built in 1916. (unconfirmed)
Reynolds Drive Bridge   [Map · Street View]
Timber stringer bridge over EI RR on Reynolds Drive in Charleston
Open to traffic
Built 1909
Stone Quarry Bridge   [Map]
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 135D, 3.0 mi. northeast of Charleston
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1883; rehabilitated 2009
Tributary of the Little Embarrass Bridge   [Map]
Timber stringer bridge over Tributary of the Little Embarrass
Intact but closed to all traffic
Original bridge believed to be constructed in 1917
Unnamed Creek Bridge
Lost Pony truss bridge
Collapsed