UNION PACIFIC RR over US RTE 51

A railroad bridge over US RTE 51 in De Soto, Illinois.

What the bridge record says

  • Vertical clearance under the bridge: 23 ft 3 in (7.11 m), as recorded in the National Bridge Inventory, 2025.

    Built in 1903.

Clearance is the measured height recorded by the state in the National Bridge Inventory. The sign at the bridge can show a different figure.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025.