Photos
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West side, looking North Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in February 2009 |
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South End Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in February 2009 |
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West side, looking Sorth Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in February 2009 |
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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson |
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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson |
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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson |
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Plate Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in February 2009 |
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1981 HAARGIS slide |
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1981 HAARGIS slide |
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1981 HAARGIS slide |
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2005 HAARGIS slide |
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2005 HAARGIS slide |
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2005 HAARGIS slide |
Map
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Facts
- Overview
- Three-span arch bridge over Embarras River on TR 193 (Old IL 130)
- Location
- Coles County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1907 by the Mercantile Bridge Co. of Paris, IL
- Builder
- - Mercantile Bridge Co.
- Design
- Closed-spandrel arch
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 96.4 ft.
Total length: 258.8 ft.
Deck width: 18.3 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1981
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.45721, -88.14699 (decimal degrees)
39°27'26" N, 88°08'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/401321/4368143 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Charleston South
- Inventory numbers
- IL 015-3133 (Illinois bridge number)
NRHP 81000212 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15082 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 12/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 34.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
- 100
Update Log
- April 17, 2010: New photos from Robert Stephenson
- February 8, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson
Sources
- Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
IDOT Bid tabulations show that in 2008 a contract was let to replace the railings with what appear to be replicas and also perform some other repairs to the bridge. Attached is a section from the plans showing the replacement railing.
My 91 year old father tells me that his father, Raymond Hampton, helped build this bridge. Are there any records that list names of the crew that worked on this bridge?
C. 1910 postcard of the Blakeman's Bridge, Old Rt. 130, Coles Co., IL
