Lake Creek Trestle

Photos

View from southwest

Photo taken by James Baughn in January 2015

BH Photo #375570

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 Railway (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)