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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over an old alignment of IL 13 on I.C.& Gulf R.R. in New Athens
Location
New Athens, St. Clair County, Illinois
Status
still in use by railroad
History
Built 1928. Extensive repairs made by the railroad in Fall 2008.
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.0 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.31583, -89.86167   (decimal degrees)
38°18'57" N, 89°51'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/249810/4244733 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
New Athens East
Inventory number
BH 37435 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
1,050

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Built 1928 (549)
Built during 1920s (4,772)
Deck girder (160)
Girder (300)
Illinois (961)
New Athens, Illinois (3)
Open (22,272)
Owned by railroad (742)
Plate girder (169)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,251)
St. Clair County, Illinois (16)
Total length 25-50 feet (5,489)

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