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5th Street Bridge

St. Clair County, Illinois
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Overview
Lost Wooden bridge over N. 5th Street on the NS Railroad in Belleville
Location
St. Clair County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a concrete bridge
History
Built ca. 1899
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 30.8 ft.
Total length: 81.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.52164, -89.99121   (decimal degrees)
38°31'18" N, 89°59'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/239223/4267936 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
O'Fallon
Inventory numbers
IL 082-9970 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15674 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
209

Categories 

19th Century (3,817)
Beam (6,034)
Built 1899 (169)
Built during 1890s (1,555)
Have street view (9,880)
Illinois (2,498)
Lost (10,352)
Norfolk Southern Railway (453)
 Owned by railroad (4,034)
Railroad overpass (45)
Replaced by new bridge (7,131)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,046)
St. Clair County, Illinois (28)
Timber stringer (1,854)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,793)

Update Log 

  • April 17, 2010: Updated by Kim Harvey: bridge has been replaced, added street view of replacement bridge

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