Union County
Airport Road Bridge [Map] Wooden deck bridge over Dutch Creek on Airport Road (TR 209) west of IL 127
Open to one-lane traffic
Built ca. 1960
Alto Pass Overpass [Map · Street View] Steel stringer bridge over IL 127 on Chestnut Street
Open to traffic
Built 1940
Alto Waterworks Road Bridge [Map · Street View] Lost timber bridge over a branch of Cedar Creek on Alto Waterworks Road
Collapsed under weight of cement truck May 20, 2016
Built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps; collapsed 2016
Bauer Road Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over a branch of Dutch Creek on Bauer Road (TR 116)
Replaced by a new bridge
Bauer Road Bridge No. 2 [Map]
Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over a branch of Dutch Creek on Bauer Road (TR 116)
Replaced by a new bridge
Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over a branch of Dutch Creek on Bauer Road (TR 116)
Replaced by a new bridge
Bauer Road Bridge No. 3 [Map] Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over a branch of Dutch Creek on Bauer Road (TR 116)
Open to traffic
Berryville Road Bridge [Map] Modern wooden bridge over Green Creek on Berryville Road (TR 75)
Open to traffic
Built 1997
Big Creek Church Road Underpass [Map] Slab bridge over Big Creek Church Road on I-57/US 51
Open to traffic
Big Creek I-57 Bridge [Map]
Concrete tee beam bridge over Big Creek on I-57
Open to traffic
Built 1958
Concrete tee beam bridge over Big Creek on I-57
Open to traffic
Built 1958
Big Creek Trib Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Big Creek Trib on Nash Rd
Open to traffic
Built 1990
Big Muddy River Bridge [Map]
Lost bridge over Big Muddy River on Grand Tower-Wolf Lake road (predecessor to IL 3)
Replaced by a new bridge
Lost bridge over Big Muddy River on Grand Tower-Wolf Lake road (predecessor to IL 3)
Replaced by a new bridge
Burns Road Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on Burns Road (TR 212)
Open to traffic
Rehabilitated 1985
Caney Creek Bridge [Map · Street View] Timber stringer bridge over Caney Creek on Unnamed private lane
Open to traffic on a private lane
Built 1942
Cedar Creek Railroad Bridge [Map]
Abandoned timber bridge over Cedar Creek on former Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Abandoned with south abutment eroded away
Abandoned timber bridge over Cedar Creek on former Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Abandoned with south abutment eroded away
Cheshire Road Bridge [Map]
Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Little Creek on Cheshire Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1927
Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Little Creek on Cheshire Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1927
Clark Lane Bridge [Map] Lost wooden deck bridge over Dutch Creek on Clark Lane (TR 72), 1 mi. southwest of Jonesboro
Replaced by modern bridge
Built 1973; rehabilitated 1986; replaced 2005
Cobden Bridge [Map] Lost through truss bridge over the Illinois Central Railroad on Old US 51 in Cobden
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1926; replaced 1997
Cypress Creek Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Cypress Creek on CR 2375E (TR 236A)
Open to traffic
Built 1984
Steel stringer bridge over Cypress Creek on CR 2375E (TR 236A)
Open to traffic
Built 1984
Cypress Creek Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Cypress Creek on a spur of the Hickory Bottoms Trail within Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Open to pedestrians only, if you dare
Friendship School Road Overpass [Map · Street View] Deck plate girder bridge over I-57 on Friendship School Road (TR 193)
Open to traffic
Built 1959
Front St Big Creek Bridge [Map · Street View] Concrete Slab over a branch of Big Creek on CH 14 (E. Front Street) in Dongola
Open to traffic
Happy Holler Road Bridge [Map] Lost wooden deck bridge over Crooked Creek on Happy Holler Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2015
Hickory Bottoms Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Cypress Creek on Hickory Bottoms Trail within Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Open to pedestrians only
Hutchins Creek Road Bridge [Map]
Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Hutchins Creek on Hutchins Creek Road
Unknown status
Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Hutchins Creek on Hutchins Creek Road
Unknown status
I-57 Exit 30 Bridge [Map · Street View] Lost pair of concrete tee beam bridges over IL 146 on I-57
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1958
IC - Aldridge Bridge [Map]
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on former Illinois Central Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on former Illinois Central Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Johnson Dairy Road Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Porterfield Creek on Johnson Dairy Road (TR 228)
Open to traffic
Built 1983
Jonesboro Quarry Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over Mill Creek on Miller Road (TR 112), just south of Jonesboro Quarry
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1960; rehabilitated 1998
Kerr Canyon Road Bridge [Map]
Wooden deck bridge over Bradshaw Creek on Kerr Canyon Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1980
Wooden deck bridge over Bradshaw Creek on Kerr Canyon Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1980
Lingle Creek Road Bridge No. 1 [Map] Lost steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over Lingle Creek on Lingle Creek Road (TR 265), just west of IL 127
Replaced by a new bridge
Lingle Creek Road Bridge No. 2 [Map] Lost steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over Lingle Creek on Lingle Creek Road (TR 265) at intersection with Springville Hill Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Replaced 2011
Lingle Creek Road Bridge No. 3 [Map] Lost steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over Lingle Creek on Lingle Creek Road (TR 265) at intersection with Wilderness Retreat Road
Replaced by a new bridge
Lingle Creek Road Bridge No. 4 [Map] Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over Lingle Creek on Lingle Creek Road (TR 90)
Open to traffic
Miller Road Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge with wooden deck over a branch of Mill Creek on Miller Road (TR 112), just south of Sweet Potato Road
Open to traffic
Mountain Glen Bridge [Map] Lost pony truss bridge over a branch of Clear Creek near Mountain Glen
Replaced by a new bridge
Mountain Glen Railroad Bridge [Map] Lost bridge over a branch of Clear Creek on the St. Louis & Cairo Narrow Gauge Railroad, west of Mountain Glen
No longer exists, but concrete piers remain
Mt. Pisgah Road Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Crooked Creek on Mt. Pisgah Road Bridge (TR 295)
Open to traffic
New Hope Road Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Bradshaw Creek on New Hope Road (TR 276)
Open to traffic
Built 1987
Push Lane Bridge [Map] Lost wooden deck bridge over Mill Creek on Push Lane (TR 267A) just off IL 127, 0.6 mi. north of Mill Creek
No longer exists
Built 1937; replaced 2005
Ranbarger Hollow Bridge [Map] Lost wooden deck bridge over a branch of Clear Creek on Rhine Road, southwest of Alto Pass
Replaced by a new bridge
Rt 3-Little Creek Bridge [Map · Street View] Steel stringer bridge over Little Creek on Ch 3
Open to traffic
Built 1935
Sadler Road Bridge [Map] Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Big Creek on Sadler Road
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1975
Schlenker Road Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Bradshaw Creek on Schlenker Road (TR 99)
Open to traffic
Built 1977
Second Clark Lane Bridge [Map] Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Dutch Creek on Clark Lane (TR 72)
Open to one-lane traffic with a 7 ton weight limit
Built 1977
Seminary Fork Bridge [Map] Lost wooden deck bridge over Seminary Fork on Rhine Road, southwest of Alto Pass
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1984
Shake Rag Road Underpass [Map] Concrete tee beam bridge over Shake Rag Road (TR 277) on I-57/US 51
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1957
Spanish Bluff Road Bridge [Map]
Wooden deck bridge over Cache River on Spanish Bluff Road
Open to traffic
Wooden deck bridge over Cache River on Spanish Bluff Road
Open to traffic
Swan Pond Road Overpass [Map · Street View] Concrete tee beam bridge over I-57/US 51 on Swan Pond Road (TR 287)
Open to traffic
Built 1957
Sweet Potato Road Bridge [Map] Wooden bridge over Mill Creek on Sweet Potato Road (TR 285) just off IL 127, 0.7 mi. north of Mill Creek
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1937; replaced 2006
Timber Road Bridge [Map] Wooden deck bridge over a branch of Cache River on Timber Road
Open to traffic
Tunnel Lane Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over a branch of Cache River on Tunnel Lane (original Trail of Tears route)
Open to traffic
Union Springs Church Bridge [Map · Street View] Steel stringer bridge over Cedar Creek on Alto Waterworks Road (TR 17)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1976
Union Springs Road over Branch Cedar Creek Bridge [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Cedar Creek on Union Springs Road (TR 17)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1984
Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Cedar Creek on Union Springs Road (TR 17)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1984
Union Springs Road over Mill Creek Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Mill Creek on Union Springs Road (TR 17)
Open to traffic
UP - Halsey Bridge [Map] Through truss railroad bridge over Big Muddy River north of Wolf Lake
Still in use
UP - Running Lake Ditch [Map] Timber stringer bridge over Runnig Lake Ditch on Union Pacific Railway
Open
Wilderness Retreat Road Bridge [Map] Timber stringer bridge over You-Be Hollow on Wilderness Retreat Road
Open to traffic
Built 1973
Winstead Road Bridge [Map] Steel stringer bridge over Mill Creek on Winstead Road (TR 19)
Open to traffic
Built 1982
Wrights Crossing Road Bridge No. 1 [Map]
Wooden bridge over Branch of Drury Creek on Wrights Crossing Road (TR 134)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built or reconstructed in 1985
Wooden bridge over Branch of Drury Creek on Wrights Crossing Road (TR 134)
Replaced by a new bridge
Built or reconstructed in 1985
Wrights Crossing Road Bridge No. 2 [Map]
Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Drury Creek on Wrights Crossing Road (TR 134)
Open to traffic
Built or reconstructed in 1985
Steel stringer bridge over Branch of Drury Creek on Wrights Crossing Road (TR 134)
Open to traffic
Built or reconstructed in 1985
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