Built by the City of Quincy & County of Adams AD. 1899 Committees City John A. Steinbach, Mayor J.F. Tellebuescher, A. Binkert County B.B. Lummis, C.S. Hearn, S.J. Fisher Quincy Boulevard & Park Assn. E.J. Parker, P.L. Dickhut, M.K. Weems E.M. Wood, Architect F.W. Menke Stone & Lime Co., Contractors
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 03/2006)
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: 72.1 (out of 100)
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.