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Illinois Terminal - East St. Louis Viaduct

St. Clair County, Illinois

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

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BH Photo #403335

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Railroad on Illinois Terminal System
Location
East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois
Status
Removed
History
Removed 1932
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Alton, Granite, & St. Louis Traction Co. (AG&StL)
- Illinois Terminal Railroad (IT; ITC)
- St. Louis & Alton Railway (StL&A)
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Also called
AG&StL - East St. Louis Viaduct
StL&A - East St. Louis Viaduct
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.63779, -90.13418   (decimal degrees)
38°38'16" N, 90°08'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/749439/4280480 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Granite City
Inventory number
BH 78519 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alton, Granite, & St. Louis Traction Co. (5)
American Bridge Co. (1,505)
Beam (15,716)
East St. Louis, Illinois (15)
Illinois (4,647)
Illinois Terminal Railroad (48)
Lost (24,738)
Lost 1932 (53)
Lost during 1930s (622)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
 Pennsylvania truss (489)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Pratt through truss (5,391)
Pratt truss (9,298)
St. Clair County, Illinois (67)
St. Louis & Alton Railway (6)
Steel stringer (6,222)
Through truss (15,065)
Truss (32,788)

Update Log 

  • September 22, 2017: New photo from Dave King

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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