Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Washington County, Illinois

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Addieville Pedestrian Bridges
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Drainage Ditch on sidewalk along 3rd Street in Addieville
Open to pedestrians
Pair of small concrete arch bridges over drainage ditches along 3rd Street in Addieville

Bluebird Road Bridge
Girder bridge over Branch of Little Crooked Creek on TR 33
Open to traffic
Built 1916

Cemetery Bridge
Concrete culvert bridge over Branch of North Creek just north of Oak Road on County Highway 11 in Hoyleton
Open to traffic
Built 1916 by Washington County Highway Department.

Covington Bridge
Beam bridge over Kaskaskia River on Covington Road
Open to traffic
Built 1985. Replaced a through truss bridge that stood at this location.

Cox Ferry Bridge
Lost through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Mud Lake Road/Old St. Louis Road/Whittenberg Road
Removed
Built early 1900s, closed early 1930s when the IL 15 bridge (now IL 160/177) opened upstream in late 1920s. Razed 1938.

Crooked Creek Overflow
Steel stringer bridge over Overflow Crooked Creek on Ill 127
Open to traffic
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1988

Dog Alley Road Bridge
Warren Pony truss bridge over a branch of Crooked Creek on TR 23B, 2.5 mi. northwest of New Minden
Closed to all traffic
Built ca. 1930

Elkhorn Creek Bridge
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Ch 6
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1978

Elkhorn Creek Bridge #2
Lost Pony truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on TR 70A
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1920

Grand Point Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Grand Point Creek on Wood Road/TR 7 (CLOSED)
Closed to all traffic
Built 1915

Grand Road Bridge
Wooden beam bridge over Williams Creek on Grand Road (TR 165)
Open to traffic with a 5 ton weight limit
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1978. Open to traffic with a 5 ton weight limit.

IC RR Du Bois Drainage Ditch crossing
Stone culvert bridge over unnamed drainage ditch on Canadian National Railway (formerly Illinois Central Railroad) in Du Bois
Open to traffic
small stone arch culvert for an unnamed drainage ditch in Du Bois

Liberty School Road Bridge
Lost Pony truss bridge over Little Crooked Creek on TR 75
replaced between 1992 to 1997
Built 1925

Little Crooked Creek Bridge
Lost Pony truss bridge over Little Crooked on TR 33 (Bluebird Road)
removed between 1992 to 2000, but not replaced.
Built 1916

Little Muddy River Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Little Muddy River on Du Bois-Waltonville Road (CH 8 /Fas 836)
Open to traffic
Built 1948; rehabilitated 1963

Mystery Bridge
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over unknown creek on unknown county road
Destroyed by flood
lost pratt pony truss bridge on a unknown creek somewhere in Washington County. Destroyed by a flash flood sometime during the 1970s.

Nashville Creek Bridge
Lost Pony truss bridge over Nashville Creek on Pelican Road (TR 144B)
demolished, but remants exist on site
Built 1930

Nashville Railroad Trestle
Timber stringer bridge over Nashville Creek on Evansville Western Railroad (formerly Louisville and Nashville Railroad) in Nashville
Open to traffic

North Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over North Creek on TR 162A, 1.5 mi. northwest of Huegely
Open to one-lane traffic with a 10 ton weight limit
Built ca. 1930; rehabilitated 1970

Oakdale Bridge
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Fas Rt 835
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1940

Okawville Bridge
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Plum Creek on Ill 177 in Okawville
Replaced by new bridge
Replaced 1936

Old Covington Bridge
Lost pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Covington Road
Replaced by new beam bridge at current site
Lost through truss bridge with wooden deck, replaced by a modern bridge in the 1980s.

Old US 51 Bridge (Richview)
Bridge over Unnamed creek on Sbi 2b(Old Us51)
Open to traffic
Built 1920

Stone Church Road Bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Stone Church Road
Open to traffic
Built 1925; rehabilitated 1971

Venedy Station Rail Bridge
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Kaskaskia River on abandoned L & N Railroad west of Venedy Station
Abandoned but intact
built around 1902. Abandoned and listed on the NRHP in 1996.

Walnut Hill Drainage Ditch Crossing
Bridge over branch of Grand Point Creek on Walnut Hill Road
Open to traffic
Wooden bridge over a drainage ditch at County Highway 18