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IC - Big Muddy River Bridge

Jackson County, Illinois

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

View this photo at books.google.com

BH Photo #372726

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Big Muddy River on Illinois Central Railroad
Location
Jackson County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1886; Replaced 1903
Builder
- Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.78615, -89.22360   (decimal degrees)
37°47'10" N, 89°13'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/304195/4184417 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
De Soto
Inventory number
BH 74768 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,416)
Built 1886 (209)
Built during 1880s (2,180)
Illinois (4,934)
Illinois Central Railroad (625)
Jackson County, Illinois (53)
Lost (28,575)
Lost 1903 (53)
 Lost during 1900s (397)
Pratt through truss (6,067)
Pratt truss (10,317)
Railroad (16,464)
Replaced by new bridge (19,437)
Through truss (16,839)
Truss (35,529)
Union Bridge Co. (70)

Update Log 

  • December 14, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • December 13, 2016: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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