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Bluff Canal Bridge

Adams County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Bluff Canal on CR N2900th, 2.0 mi. west of Lima
Location
Adams County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.8 ft.
Total length: 107.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.18416, -91.41577   (decimal degrees)
40°11'03" N, 91°24'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/634868/4449400 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lima
Inventory numbers
IL 001-3058 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 14980 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2012)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000)
25

Categories 

4-panel truss (215)
Adams County, Illinois (38)
Bluff Canal (7)
Built 1905 (550)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Illinois (2,500)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Open (28,313)
Owned by township (1,813)
 Pony truss (13,217)
Pratt pony truss (2,342)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,682)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,633)
Truss (23,574)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • September 11, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added category "Bluff Canal"

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Bluff Canal Bridge
Posted May 4, 2010, by Dale Travis (daletravis [at] bigfoot [dot] com)

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