Photos 

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Overview

Photos taken Oct. 2000 by David Birckhead
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Main span

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"1902" date marker

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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008

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trees block the third span

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008

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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

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Close Up of Date

Taken from US 51

Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009

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North Span

Taken from US 51

Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009

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Main Span

Taken from US 51

Photo taken by John Christeson in June 2009

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Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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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
+37.78649, -89.22331   (decimal degrees)
37°47'11" N, 89°13'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/304221/4184454 (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)

Update Log 

  • 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 - david_birckhead [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • John Christeson - john_christeson [at] yahoo [dot] com