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Schoolhouse Trail - IL203 Overpass

Madison County, Illinois

Photos 

view looking south

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2009

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BH Photo #146660

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Girder bridge over IL 203 on former IT RR, now a bike trail in Madison
Location
Madison, Madison County, Illinois
Status
open to pedestrians, on the same rail line that included Venice Trestle
Future prospects
part of a rail to trail project
History
Built 1935
Railroads
- Illinois Terminal Railroad (IT; ITC)
- Interurban
Design
Girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 53.2 ft.
Total length: 64.0 ft.
Also called
Illinois Traction - IL203 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.66861, -90.14444   (decimal degrees)
38°40'07" N, 90°08'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/748439/4283873 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Granite City
Inventory numbers
IL 060-9902 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 41821 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1935 (1,490)
Built during 1930s (12,173)
Deck girder (6,310)
Girder (11,181)
Have street view (28,927)
Illinois (4,934)
Illinois Terminal Railroad (48)
Interurban (1,000)
Madison County, Illinois (125)
 Madison, Illinois (5)
Open to pedestrians (4,585)
Plate girder (8,735)
Preserved (1,229)
Rail-to-trail (1,657)
Railroad (16,464)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,425)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,580)

Update Log 

  • August 10, 2017: New photo from David Huffman
  • March 9, 2010: Updated by Kim Harvey: street view
  • September 25, 2009: New photo from Kim Harvey
  • March 22, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey

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