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Breeden Trestle

Johnson County, Illinois

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Overview

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Steel piers

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View from above

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Inside the piers

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Looking straight up

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Footing

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Underneath

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South abutment

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View along edge of deck

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Deck view

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Steel trestle on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad) over a branch of Little Cache Creek, southwest of Tunnel Hill
Location
Johnson County, Illinois
Status
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 450.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.50726, -88.86517   (decimal degrees)
37°30'26" N, 88°51'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 12 S., R. 3 E., Sec. 3
USGS topographic map
Creal Springs
Inventory number
BH 15386 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cairo & Vincennes Railroad (5)
Deck girder (91)
Girder (174)
Illinois (820)
Johnson County, Illinois (11)
Open to pedestrians (376)
Plate girder (117)
Rail-to-trail (33)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,089)

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