Massac County, Illinois

City Railroad Current Location Type Current Use Date Built Track Status Bldg. Mat. Current Railroad Notes Field Checked
Metropolis CB&Q, NC&StL over Ohio River from McCracken County, KY, GPS: 37.14409, -88.74256 B rr   1914-17 in use steel BNSF, CN

The bridge is owned by the Paducah & Illinois Railroad, which was created in 1910 by the Chicago Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) and the Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis (NC&StL). Multiple spans. Total length: 6,424 feet (including approaches). Historic Bridge info. Wikipedia. .

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Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

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