Cairo Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Whipple type truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge
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| Completed in: | 1889 |
| Status: | demolished |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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| Replaced by |
Cairo Bridge (1952)
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Technical Information
Quantities
| structural steel | 6 800 t |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
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HAER: Cairo Bridge, Spanning Ohio River, Cairo, Pulaski County, IL
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Historic Bridges of the United States: First Cairo Railroad Bridge
Relevant Publications
There is no relevant literature listed in the database.
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0009509 |
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| Created: | 27/06/2003 |
| Last Updated: | 22/04/2013 |