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Overview: Wooden trestle over Cache River on the Tunnel Hill State Trail (originally Cairo and Vincennes Railroad), northeast of Belknap
Location: Johnson County, Illinois
Status: Open to pedestrians and bicyclists only
History: Probably built 1906 by the King Bridge Co.
Design: Deck plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.33526, -88.92561 (decimal degrees)
37°20'07" N, 88°55'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number: BH 15385 (Bridgehunter.com ID)