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CN - US 45 Overpass

Massac County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in August 2018

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BH Photo #434005

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pony plate girder bridge over US 45 (W. 10th Street) on Illinois Central Railroad
Location
Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1962
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 97.1 ft.
Also called
IC - US 45 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.16026, -88.73652   (decimal degrees)
37°09'37" N, 88°44'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/345809/4114062 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Metropolis
Inventory numbers
IL 064-9903 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 51060 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1962 (229)
Built during 1960s (2,193)
Canadian National Railway (610)
Girder (11,662)
Have street view (30,434)
Illinois (5,072)
Illinois Central Railroad (652)
Massac County, Illinois (24)
Metropolis, Illinois (3)
 Open (41,452)
Owned by railroad (14,143)
Plate girder (9,176)
Railroad (17,003)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,806)
Through girder (4,381)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,075)
US 45 (21)

Update Log 

  • September 2, 2018: New photos from Steve Conro
  • January 24, 2012: Added by James Baughn

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