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

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Beck's Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Beck's Creek on TR 317, 5.6 mi. northwest of Herrick
Open to traffic

Beck's Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Beck's Creek on TR 373, 5.4 mi. southeast of Oconee
Open to traffic

Becks Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Becks Creek on TR 32, 2.6 mi. northwest of Herrick
Closed to all traffic

Branch Green Creek Bridge
Wooden deck bridge over Green Creek Branch on TR 385
Open to traffic
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1979

Flat Branch Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Flat Branch on TR 35A, 3 mi. southeast of Moweaqua
Open to traffic
Built 1916

Green Creek Bridge
Wooden deck bridge over Green Creek on TR 385
Open to traffic
Built 1909

Little Wabash Bridge
Through truss bridge over Little Wabash on TR 385
Open to traffic
Built 1924

Mopac Railroad Bridge
Girder bridge over Tr 222 on Mopac Rr (Union Pacific)
Open to traffic
Built 1896

Opossum Creek ICRR Bridge
Abandoned arch bridge over Opossum Creek on ICRR, 2 mi. north of Oconee
Abandoned
Built ca. 1900

Richland Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Richland Creek on CH 40
Open to traffic
Built 1923

Richland Creek Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Richland Creek on TR 328, 2.1 mi. southwest of Strasburg
Closed to all traffic
Built 1909

Richland Creek Bridge
Wooden deck bridge over Richland Creek on TR 271
Open to traffic
Built 1965

Sexson Branch Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Sexson Branch on TR 372, 5 mi. northeast of Strasburg
No longer exists
Replaced 2002

Shelbyville Cemetery Bridge
Wooden deck bridge over a gulley in Shelbyville Cemetery
Open to traffic

Shelbyville Cemetery Footbridge
Steel arch bridge over Gulley in Shelbyville Cemetery
Open to pedestrians

Strasburg Bridge
Wooden deck bridge over Unnamed creek on TR 320
Open to traffic
Built 1909

Thompson Mill Covered Bridge
Covered bridge over Kaskaskia River north of Cowden
Open to pedestrians only
Built 1868 at a cost of $2,500

Township Road 271 Bridge
Pony truss bridge over an unnamed creek on TR 271, 2.9 mi. southwest of Strasburg
Open to traffic

TR 303 Bridge
Lost arch bridge over TR 303 on ICRR, 2 mi. north of Oconee
No longer exists

Washington Street Railroad Bridge
Deck plate girder bridge over Washington Street on the Shelbyville Industrial Rail Spur in Shelbyville
Open to traffic
Built ca. 1900

Wolfe Creek Bridge
Lost pony truss bridge over Wolfe Creek on TR 1, 3.5 mi. east of Holland
No longer exists
Replaced 2004

Wood Street Railroad Bridge
Timber stringer bridge over Sir Rr on Wood St(Ms 7220 A) in Shelbyville
Open to traffic
Built 1909