The CB&Q Metropolis Railroad Bridge part 4

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) bridge crossing of the Ohio River at Metropolis, IL holds many numerous outstanding facts not the least of which is that the first Train rumbled across it's mile long length on December 15, 1917.

 Penny Postcard depicting the CB&Q RR bridge from the Illinois shore

Aerial photo of the CB&Q RR bridge from the Kentucky Shore

Some trivia facts about the CB&Q bridge:

The design of the bridge consists of the following types:

1. Deck Plate-girder approach spans
2. One riveted, 9 panel Parker Through Truss
3. Five pin-connected, Pennsylvania Through Trusses
4. One pin-connected, 8 panel Pratt Deck Truss
5. Total length of the bridge is 6,424 feet
6. The largest span stretches 708 feet
7. At 708 feet the bridge contains the longest pin-connected simple through truss span in the world

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