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Curtis Creek Bridge

Adams County, Illinois
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Photo taken by James Baughn

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Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Curtis Creek on South 8th Street in Quincy
Location
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1899; rehabilitated 1995
Builders
- C.F. Metzger
- Charles Boll
- E.M. Wood
- F.W. Menke Stone & Lime Co.
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 84.9 ft.
Total length: 86.9 ft.
Deck width: 21.3 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.91065, -91.40318   (decimal degrees)
39°54'38" N, 91°24'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/636484/4419060 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Quincy West
Inventory numbers
IL 001-6001 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 14982 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2010)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 72.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
3,600

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Adams County, Illinois (38)
Arch (9,420)
Built 1899 (169)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
C.F. Metzger (1)
Charles Boll (1)
Deck arch (8,703)
E.M. Wood (1)
F.W. Menke Stone & Lime Co. (1)
 Functionally obsolete (7,040)
Illinois (2,500)
NR-eligible (3,748)
Open (28,314)
Owned by city (3,052)
Quincy, Illinois (8)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Stone arch (1,927)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,795)

Update Log 

  • May 14, 2010: New photo from Robert Stephenson
  • April 3, 2006: Posted new photos

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Curtis Creek Bridge
Posted November 30, 2008, by Carol Walker (luckywalker16 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

My Great-Grandfather was Edward Menke of Menke Stone & Lime Company. It was such a treat for me to be able to actually see pictures of the Curtis Creek Bridge! I hope to some day visit and see it in person.