Little Wabash River

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Base Line Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)
Abandoned through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1475N
Abandoned with deck missing

Bennington Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1900N
Removed but not replaced

Carmi Bridge (1878) (White County, Illinois)
Built 1878; Partially collapsed 1915; Replaced 1916
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge after the West span collapsed.

Carmi Bridge (1916) (White County, Illinois)
Replaced 1949
Lost three-span Marsh arch bridge over Little Wabash River on IL 1 in Carmi
Replaced by a steel stringer bridge

Carmi Bridge (1949) (White County, Illinois)
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1999
Steel stringer bridge over Little Wabash River on Fap-332 (Ill-1)
Open to traffic

Carmi Covered Bridge (1841) (White County, Illinois)
First bridge across the Little Wabash River in Carmi. Completed in 1841.
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River
Replaced by new bridge

Cherry Shoals Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1878 by the Milwaukee Bridge & Iron Works
Baltimore through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 308 / CR 1450 E
Abandoned with deck missing

CN - Little Wabash River Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1902
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Little Wabash River on Canadian National Railway
Open to traffic

Dorsey Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1775N
Removed but not replaced

EVWR - Carmi Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Wabash River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

Flensburg Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1882
Bowstring through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 299
Abandoned with deck missing

Golden Gate Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Removed 1998
Lost through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 700N / TR 493 southwest of Golden Gate
Removed but not replaced

Hanks Ferry Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built 1903; replaced 2004
Lost through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 2300N / TR 411, 6 mi. southwest of Grayville
Replaced by a new bridge

Hedge Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Built 1956
Steel stringer bridge over Little Wabash River on CH 3 (FAS 2816)
Open to traffic

Height Shoals Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Damaged by overweight truck ca. 1960; New bridge built on a different alignment in 1962.
Lost through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on the predecessor to CH 20/CR 2600N
Replaced by new bridge

Hodgson Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Lost through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 2775E / TR 622
No longer exists

IL 141 - Little Wabash River Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built 1955; rehabilitated 2001
Steel stringer bridge over Little Wabash River on Fap-877 (Ill-141)
Open to traffic

Little Wabash River Bridge (Shelby County, Illinois)
Built 1924
Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 385
Open to traffic

Little Wabash River Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Replaced 1958
Lost Bridge over Little Wabash River on CH 3
Replaced by a new bridge on a new alignment

Little Wabash River Bridge (Clay County, Illinois)
Built 1923
Parker through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Old US 50
Closed to all Traffic

Little Wabash River Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built in 1978 to replace Sigler Bridge on a different alignment
Steel stringer bridge over Little Wabash River on Fas-885
Open to traffic

Little Wabash River Bridge (Coles County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.

Little Wabash River Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Old Shumway Road
Collapsed

Little Wabash River Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1918
Bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 134
Abandoned with south approach washed out

Little Wabash River Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1909
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 157, 2.5 mi. south of Funkhouser
Abandoned with portions of deck missing

Little Wabash River Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)
Built 1940
Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on FAS 800, 0.5 mi. south of Blood
Open to traffic

Little Wabash River Bridge - Emma (New) (White County, Illinois)
Built in 1982 to replace a through truss bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 600 N
Open to traffic

Little Wabash River Bridge - Emma (Old) (White County, Illinois)
Replaced 1982
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 600 N
Replaced by a new bridge

Little Wabash River Bridge - Louisville (Clay County, Illinois)
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River
No longer exists. Replaced by new bridge.

Little Wabash River Mystery Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Unknown
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Road


LN - Carmi Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Lost through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Lowe Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built in 1891 by the Massillon Bridge Company
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over the Little Wabash River on a closed section of County Road 1200 East
Abandoned with portions of deck missing

Massillon Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Replaced 1989
Lost Bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1250N
Replaced by a new bridge

National Road Little Wabash River Covered Bridge (Effingham County, Illinois)
Built 1850; Replaced 1873
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on National Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Neeley Bridge (Clay County, Illinois)
Lost through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1665E
Removed but not replaced

New Haven Bridge (Gallatin County, Illinois)
Built in 1895 by the Chicago Bridge Company
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Little Wabash River
No longer exists

Old Iron Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1865; collapsed August 1989
Lost bowstring pony truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 525N
Collapsed and not replaced

Possum Road Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Built 1883-1885 based on portal design. Replaced 1978
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1175E/FAS 1818
Replaced by new bridge

Possum Road Bridge - New (White County, Illinois)
Built in 1978 to replace a through truss bridge
Steel stringer bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1175E/FAS1818
Open to traffic

Saxe Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Replaced 1959
Lost Bridge over Little Wabash River on Ditch Bank Road
Replaced by new bridge on a new alignment

Shannon Bridge (Wayne County, Illinois)
Lost Bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 2700E
Removed but not replaced

Sigler Bridge (White County, Illinois)
Abandoned Camelback through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 1925N
Abandoned with deck missing

SR 15-Little Wabash River Bridge (Old) (Wayne County, Illinois)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over the Little Wabash River on State Road 15
No longer exists

Tait Bridge (Edwards County, Illinois)
Built 1893
Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 100N/TR 229, 6.5 mi. west of Grayville
Abandoned with deck missing

Wilcox Bridge (Richland County, Illinois)
Built 1889; replaced 2000
Lost through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Wilcox Bridge Lane
Replaced by new bridge