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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Prairie Fork on TR 297
Location: Christian County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 61.3 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.41444, -89.49083 (decimal degrees)
39°24'52" N, 89°29'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/285565/4365729 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Morrisonville
Inventory numbers: IL 011-3241 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15068 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2008): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 29