Beardstown Bridge
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Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over the Illinois River on US 67/IL 100 at Beardstown
- Status
- Open to two-lane traffic
- History
- Built 1955; rehabilitated 1985
- Design
- Cantilevered through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 539.9 ft.
Total length: 3,623.0 ft.
Deck width: 27.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.4 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.01474, -90.44619 (decimal degrees)
40°00'53" N, 90°26'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Inventory numbers
- IL 009-0001 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15057 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 06/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Not deficient
Sufficiency rating: 51.1 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 6,600
Comments
Beardstown Bridge
I am not positive on this fact, but I believe the Beardstown Bridge was built by the American Bridge Company. Is this correct? Also, my mother was brought to Beardstown in 1955, by my grandfather, who was a Metallurgist and a construction worker for the Beardstown Bridge. Thanks.
Ryan F.