(
Bridge Hunter;
Satellite)
C&IM =
Chicago & Illinois Midland
IMRR = Illinois & Midland RR, the successor shortline operator.
This view is another reminder that DOT replaces truss bridges with concrete slabs while the railroads maintain truss bridges.
The trees in the above photo hide that almost half of the bridge is over the flood plain.
As expected, the highway bridge also had truss spans in 1939. (Thank goodness for the shadows, otherwise I could not see the trusses.)
Speaking of a flood plain, I noticed this a little further southeast of the main channel.
That caused me to zoom out. Below is the entire 1939 photo showing that the river did some serious meandering in this area. The white line along the farmer's fields made me wonder if that was a levee. Looking at a contemporary satellite image, it is obvious that there is a levee along this river and
part of Tar Creek. I added the "weather" label to these notes because this area floods even if I don't have a photo of a flood.
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