Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Big Muddy ICRR Bridge

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Overview

Photos taken Oct. 2000 by David Birckhead

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Main span

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"1902" date marker

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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008

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trees block the third span

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008

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tried getting a close up of the date with the zoom feature of the camera

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008

Vicinity map

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Overview: Three-span concrete arch bridge over Big Muddy River on ICRR (now Canadian National), between De Soto and Carbondale next to US 51
Location: Jackson County, Illinois
Status: Still in use
History: Built 1902
Design: Open-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.78649, -89.22331 (decimal degrees)
37°47'11" N, 89°13'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/304221/4184454 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey: T. 8 S., R. 1 W., Sec. 33 (Desoto Twp.)
USGS topographic map: Desoto
Inventory number: BH 15341 (Bridgehunter.com ID)