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

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Belknap Bridge
Wooden trestle over Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad), northeast of Belknap
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Probably built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.

Breeden Trestle
Steel trestle on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over a branch of Little Cache Creek, southwest of Tunnel Hill
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Buck Run Bridge
Abandoned concrete bridge over Buck Run on Old IL 146

Replaced 1930

Dutchman Creek Bridge
Through truss bridge on Old IL 146 over Dutchman Creek west of Vienna
Open to two-lane traffic with a 15 ton weight limit
Built ca. 1930

East Cedar Creek Bridge
Wooden bridge over East Cedar Creek on TR 85
Open to traffic

Gore Canyon Road Bridge
Lost wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on Gore Canyon Road (TR 49) south of Goreville, 0.5 mi. south of Goreville
Bridge removed, but concrete abutments remain

IC Tunnel #1
Tunnel on CN (formerly IC) Railroad, northeast of Grantsburg
Open to traffic
Built 1928

Johnson Creek Bridge
Wooden bridge over Johnson Creek on TR 122
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1967; replaced 2005

Side Street Bridge
Wooden bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on E. Side Street in Goreville, just off IL 37
Open to one-lane traffic with a 3 ton weight limit

Tunnel Hill Tunnel
Tunnel on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) under Tunnel Hill
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only

Vienna City Park Bridge
Pony plate girder bridge on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over Little Cache Creek at Vienna City Park in Vienna
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.

Wagon Creek Bridge
Wooden bridge over Wagon Creek on TR 1B
Open to traffic
Built 1967