Photos 

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East Approach

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in Sept. 07

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Looking west towards the east approach

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in Sept. 07

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West Approach

Photo taken by David Birckhead, Oct 1998

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Bridge with five truss spans approaching from west

Photo taken by David Birckhead, Oct 1998

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Illinois River on Kansas City Southern Railway (former GWWR and Chicago & Alton) Railroad
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Through truss
Also called
Alton Rail Bridge
Inventory number
BH 38084 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Calhoun County, Illinois (8)
Greene County, Illinois (4)
Illinois (1,292)
Open (23,111)
Owned by railroad (1,099)
Through truss (6,462)
Truss (19,461)
Vertical lift (200)

Update Log 

  • February 10, 2009: Updated by Harvey Henkelmann
  • February 10, 2009: New photo from David Birckhead
  • November 14, 2008: Added by Nathan Morton

Sources 

  • Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • David Birckhead - david_birckhead [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Harvey Henkelmann - harveyhenkelmann [at] earthlink [dot] net