Cahokia Creek Bridge #2

Photos 

view from IL 159. It is only possible to get this view in the Winter months due to the trees.

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in April 2009

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

abandoned pony truss bridge over Cahokia Creek, just north of UPRR on private road?

Location

Madison County, Illinois

Status

Closed to all traffic

History

closed pratt pony truss bridge located just north of UPRR on a private road, with the approaches removed

Design

Pratt pony truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.82756, -89.96813   (decimal degrees)
38°49'39" N, 89°58'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/242337/4301827 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Edwardsville

Inventory number

BH 41837 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 23, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Added GPS coordinates
• April 5, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: changed truss type to pratt
• March 23, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources 

• Kim Harvey
• Terraserver Picture (2007)
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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