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De Soto Railroad Viaduct

Jackson County, Illinois
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Desoto Viaduct

photo taken from a cell phone. the concrete girder bridge is over the highway. the pony plate girder bridge (not well shown) to the right is over the railroad tracks. the other concrete girder approaches are not shown.

Photo taken by Kim Harvey

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Overview
Concrete girder and Pony Plate Girder bridge over US 51, CN Railroad, and Oak Street on the Union Pacific Railroad in De Soto
Location
Jackson County, Illinois
Status
Open to railroad traffic above and vehicle traffic below
History
Built 1903
Design
3 span concrete girder (over Oak Street)
1 span pony plate girder (over railroad)
4 span concrete girder (over highway)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.5 ft.
Total length: 369.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.82028, -89.22806   (decimal degrees)
37°49'13" N, 89°13'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/303893/4188213 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Desoto
Inventory numbers
IL 039-9908 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15342 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
7,000

Categories 

Built 1903 (267)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Girder (3,237)
Have street view (9,891)
Illinois (2,499)
Jackson County, Illinois (14)
 Open (28,310)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)

Update Log 

  • April 18, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • September 19, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
  • September 6, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: updated design, added that it also crosses CN railroad tracks

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De Soto Railroad Bridge
Posted May 31, 2006, by Anonymous

That bridge was replaced a few years ago.