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View To Northwest From Floodplain

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View To Northwest From Terrace

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View To West Of East Approach

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View To Northeast

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View To East Of Raised West Approach

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View To Northeast Of West Approach Bents

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View To West Of Truss

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View To West Of South Truss And Caissons

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View Underneath To Northwest Of Southeast Panel Point And Floor

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View To Northeast Of Northwestern Panel Point And Portion Of Portal Bracing

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View Downward To West Of Southeast Panel Point

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Facts 

Overview
Lost pratt through truss bridge over Sangamon River on TR 85
Location
Champaign County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Replaced 1994
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Also called
Newcomb Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.25222, -88.38444   (decimal degrees)
40°15'08" N, 88°23'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 23 N., R. 7 E., Sec. 23
Inventory number
BH 36909 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (1,760)
Built 1893 (57)
Built during 1890s (666)
Champaign County, Illinois (2)
Illinois (873)
Lost (603)
Owned by township (1,191)
Pratt truss (1,447)
Replaced by new bridge (487)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,271)
Through truss (5,274)
Truss (15,824)

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