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East side from tracks 3/17/2008 Photo taken by Robert Stephenson |
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North end 3/17/2008 Photo taken by Robert Stephenson |
Facts
- Overview
- Timber stringer bridge over EI RR on "H" St (Ms 8540) in Charleston
- Location
- Charleston, Coles County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to one-lane traffic
- History
- Built 1909
- Design
- Timber stringer
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 24.9 ft.
Total length: 109.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.49359, -88.19125 (decimal degrees)
39°29'37" N, 88°11'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/397566/4372230 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Charleston South
- Inventory number
- BH 36719 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 02/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.8 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
- 800
Sources
- Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com