Cairo Rail Bridge
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 Illinois Central Railway's massive bridge at Cairo, IL. -- circa 1892 |
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| Carries | Single track of Canadian National Railway (formerly Illinois Central Railroad) |
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| Crosses | Ohio River |
| Locale | Wickliffe, Kentucky and Cairo, Illinois |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Longest span | 518 ft. 6 in. |
| Total length | 20,461 feet (including approaches) |
| Opening date | 1889, rebuilt in 1951 |
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| Bridges of the Ohio River | |||
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| Upstream Metropolis Bridge  |
Cairo Rail Bridge |
Downstream Cairo Ohio River Bridge    |
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