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Lockman Underpass

Madison County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008

Map 

Description 

This is one of the seven gates of hell according to local paranormal history.

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Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Lockman Road on CSX Transportation east of Collinsville, IL
Location
Madison County, Illinois
Design
Slab
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 23.0 ft.
Also called
Gate of Hell (local legend)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.67194, -89.93778   (decimal degrees)
38°40'19" N, 89°56'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/244417/4284469 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Collinsville
Inventory numbers
IL 060-9925 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 36906 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
275

Categories 

CSX Railroad (581)
Illinois (2,500)
Madison County, Illinois (74)
Open (28,322)
Owned by railroad (4,053)
Railroad (4,084)
Slab (621)
Span length under 25 feet (4,084)
Total length under 25 feet (1,403)

Update Log 

  • September 29, 2011: Updated by Luke Harden: Its an underpass, NOT a tunnel
  • September 29, 2011: New photos from Kim Harvey
  • August 27, 2011: Updated by Kim Harvey: minor update to road name.
  • July 22, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources 

  • Kim Harvey
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Lockman Tunnel
Posted August 28, 2011, by Robert Thompson

"Tunnel" is an interesting description. I'd personally call it an underpass.