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 |
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