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Galena Street Bridge

Carroll County, Illinois
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Carroll Creek on North Galena Street in Mount Carroll
Location
Carroll County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built ca.1890 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Builder
- Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
Pinned Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 97.1 ft.
Total length: 99.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.10325, -89.98213   (decimal degrees)
42°06'12" N, 89°58'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/253415/4665544 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Mount Carroll
Inventory numbers
IL 008-6100 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15049 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2012)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 19.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
500

Categories 

19th Century (3,817)
Built during 1890s (1,555)
Carroll County, Illinois (21)
Have street view (9,883)
Illinois (2,499)
NR-listed (2,353)
Open (28,300)
Owned by city (3,048)
Pratt through truss (3,162)
 Pratt truss (5,654)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Through truss (9,202)
Total length 75-100 feet (4,794)
Truss (23,562)
Walkway (1)
Wooden deck (5,397)
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. (195)

Update Log 

  • January 15, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Changed date as WIBCo did not exist in 1901. Circa date of 1890 given.
  • May 17, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • April 18, 2010: New photo from Robert Stephenson

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