Little Missouri Creek Branch Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2016

BH Photo #352309

Road completely abandoned from the south. Very helpful landowner let us access through path and then up dry stream bed on his property. 4WD needed.

Overview: Abandoned Bedsted truss bridge over Branch of Little Missouri on CR1650N
Location: Brown County, Illinois
Status: bypassed and abandoned
History: Built 1907, abandoned by new alignment 1992
Design: Bedstead Warren pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 36.1 ft.
Total length: 37.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.07663, -90.81629 (decimal degrees)
40°04'36" N, 90°48'59" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/686199/4438547 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lake Mount Sterling
Inventory numbers: IL 005-3708 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 70557 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

April 24, 2016: Updated by Steve Conro: pics and changed name so Missouri Cr brides would list together
January 15, 2016: Added by Elliott Johnson