STR - Lake Creek Trestle

Photos 

View from southwest

Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2015

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BH Photo #375570

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned wooden trestle over Lake Creek on the former Mobile & Ohio Railroad, next to IL 3

Location

Alexander County, Illinois

Status

Abandoned, but still in good condition

Railroads

- Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad (GMO)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
- Mobile & Ohio Railroad (M&O)
- Shawnee Terminal Railway (STR)

Design

Timber stringer

Dimensions

Total length: 97.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.12243, -89.27537   (decimal degrees)
37°07'21" N, 89°16'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/297857/4110877 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Cache

Inventory number

BH 42343 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 10, 2017: New photos from James Baughn
• March 10, 2013: New photo from James Baughn
• August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
• February 21, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Added GPS coordinates
• April 14, 2009: Added by Nathan Morton

Sources 

• Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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