Big Muddy ICRR Bridge

Photos 

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Overview Photo taken Oct. 2000 by David Birckhead

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Main span Photo taken Oct. 2000 by David Birckhead

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"1902" date marker Photo taken Oct. 2000 by David Birckhead

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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008 View high-res version

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trees block the third span Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008 View high-res version

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tried getting a close up of the date with the zoom feature of the camera Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008 View high-res version

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Close Up of Date Taken from US 51 Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009 View high-res version

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North Span Taken from US 51 Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009 View high-res version

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Main Span Taken from US 51 Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009 View high-res version

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HAARGIS photo

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HAARGIS photo

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HAARGIS photo

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HAARGIS photo View high-res version

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Three-span concrete arch bridge over Big Muddy River on ICRR (now Canadian National), between De Soto and Carbondale next to US 51

Location

Jackson County, Illinois

Status

Still in use

History

Built 1902

Design

Open-spandrel arch

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.78597, -89.22372   (decimal degrees)
37°47'09" N, 89°13'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/304184/4184396 (zone/easting/northing)

Land survey

T. 8 S., R. 1 W., Sec. 33 (Desoto Twp.)

USGS topographic map

Desoto

Inventory number

BH 15341 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 18, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
• April 17, 2010: New photos from Robert Stephenson
• March 10, 2010: Updated by Kim Harvey: minor change in GPS
• June 25, 2009: New photos from John Christeson
• September 19, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
• September 6, 2006: Posted photos from David Birckhead

Sources 

• David Birckhead
• Kim Harvey
• John Christeson - panamakid_69 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Nathan Holth

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