Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Cairo I-57 Bridge

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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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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: 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")
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 2006): 10,500

Cairo I-57 Bridge

Posted September 15, 2007, by mike rhodes (bridgebuilderus [at] YAHOO [dot] COM)

I think the contractor on the sub-structure of this bridge was Al Johnson, a Minneapolis contractor that went out of business in the early 90's.