The Cairo I-57 Bridge is a steel
through arch bridge
A through arch bridge, also known as a through-type arch bridge, is a bridge that is made from materials such as steel or reinforced concrete, in which the base of an arch structure is below the deck but the top rises above it. It can either be lo ...
carrying 4 lanes of
Interstate 57
Interstate 57 (I-57) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central Railroad for much of its route. It runs from Sikeston, Missouri, at I-55 to Chicago, Illinois, at I-94. I-57 ess ...
across the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it fl ...
at
Cairo, Illinois. It was opened in 1978.
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List of crossings of the Upper Mississippi River
This is a list of all current and notable former bridges or other crossings of the Upper Mississippi River which begins at the Mississippi River's source and extends to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois.
Crossings Minnesot ...
References
External links
I-57 Bridge at johnweeks.com
Through arch bridges in the United States
Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
Road bridges in Illinois
Bridges over the Mississippi River
Cairo, Illinois
Bridges completed in 1978
Bridges in Alexander County, Illinois
Buildings and structures in Mississippi County, Missouri
Road bridges in Missouri
Interstate 57
Steel bridges in the United States
Interstate vehicle bridges in the United States
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