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Alton Steel Rail Yard Bridge

Madison County, Illinois
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only span that remains

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in April 2009

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Overview
Abandoned Pratt through truss bridge over the rail yard in Alton, south of E. Broadway
Location
Alton, Madison County, Illinois
Status
Abandoned
Design
Pratt through truss, approaches removed
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.88626, -90.14328   (decimal degrees)
38°53'11" N, 90°08'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/747785/4308034 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Alton
Inventory number
BH 42224 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (1,394)
Alton, Illinois (5)
Illinois (2,501)
Madison County, Illinois (74)
Mystery (67)
Owned privately (558)
 Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Railroad (4,223)
Through truss (9,254)
Truss (23,615)

Update Log 

  • August 9, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • April 5, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey

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Alton Steel Rail Yard Bridge
Posted April 15, 2010, by Robert Madoux (madoux [dot] rc [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

This bridge was for a Trolley line. The Alton area was served by the “Alton, Granite & St. Louis” Traction, an electric line. The trolley line came from Alton and headed east, paralleling what is now the South side of Broadway. At that bridge the rail line turned south and crossed the CCC RR and the Chicago & Alton RR. Some distance later the line turned east to Wood River and Hartford and further points South. I have a map that shows the rail line as early as 1906.