Historic Bridges of the U.S. | De Soto Railroad Viaduct

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Desoto Viaduct

photo taken from a cell phone. the concrete girder bridge is over the highway. the pony plate girder bridge (not well shown) to the right is over the railroad tracks. the other concrete girder approaches are not shown.

Photo taken by Kim Harvey

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east abutment taken from Oak Street

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008

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concrete girder over Oak Street

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008

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tried getting a view of the entire viaduct, but trees blocked the view of the Pony plate girder over the railroad tracks

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concrete girder over US 51

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Facts

Overview: Concrete girder and Pony Plate Girder bridge over US 51, CN Railroad, and Oak Street on the Union Pacific Railroad in De Soto
Location: Jackson County, Illinois
Status: Open to railroad traffic above and vehicle traffic below
History: Built 1903
Design: 3 span concrete girder (over Oak Street)
1 span pony plate girder (over railroad)
4 span concrete girder (over highway)
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 68.5 ft.
Total length: 369.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.82028, -89.22806 (decimal degrees)
37°49'13" N, 89°13'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/303893/4188213 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Desoto
Inventory numbers: IL 039-9908 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15342 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 7,000