Cairo I-57 Bridge
Photos
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Driving across Photo taken by Bill Burmaster |
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Construction of main span These two photos were submitted by Mark Frazier |
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Construction of deck |
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Riding across Cairo I-57 bridge Riding across Cairo I-57 bridge about to reach portal. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Riding across Cairo I-57 with repair ahead Riding across Cairo I-57 with repair work ahead on Missouri side Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Riding across Cairo I-57 lane closed Riding across Cairo I-57 with lane closed beginning. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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Riding across Cairo I-57 lane closed behind portal Riding across Cairo I-57 one lane closed, behind portal, and construction ahead. Photo taken by David B. Haun |
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East approach Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2006 |
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Side view from south Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2006 |
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Underneath Photo taken by James Baughn |
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View from below Photo taken by James Baughn |
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West approach Photo taken by James Baughn in September 2006 |
Facts
- Overview
- Steel through arch bridge carrying I-57 over the Mississippi River at Cairo
- Status
- Open to four lanes of traffic
- History
- Built 1978
- Design
- Steel through arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 820.7 ft.
Total length: 4,088.8 ft.
Deck width: 59.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.4 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +37.02417, -89.21083 (decimal degrees)
37°01'27" N, 89°12'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/303337/4099838 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Cairo
- Inventory numbers
- IL 002-0022 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15005 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 03/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 67.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 10,200
Update Log
- September 9, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
- May 29, 2008: New photos from David B. Haun
- August 21, 2006: Posted construction photos from Mark Frazier
Sources
- Bill Burmaster
- Mark Frazier - mfrazier [at] kc [dot] rr [dot] com
- David B. Haun - dbhaun [at] gmail [dot] com
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com