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"H" Street Bridge

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East side from tracks

3/17/2008

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson

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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
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 numbers
IL 015-9900 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 36719 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011)
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 2009)
800

Update Log 

  • July 14, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson
  • June 20, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson

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cool looking bridge
Posted October 15, 2009, by douglas rhine (douglasrhine [at] yahoo [dot] com)

cool bridge