CN - US 51 Overpass - Cairo, IL
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YoSam.
N 37° 01.304 W 089° 11.146
16S E 305561 N 4099516
Railroad girder bridge at the "GATE"
Waymark Code: WMWN9G
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2017
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County of bridge: Alexander County
Location of bridge: Sycamore St. (US-51) & CN and IC rails overpass, Cairo
"Overview
Plate girder bridge over US 51 on IC Railroad in Cairo
Location
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
Status
Open to rail traffic above and highway traffic below
History
Built 1903
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC)
Design
Pony/through plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 65.9 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Also called
IC - US51 Overpass
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
6,300" ~ Bridgehunter