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Willow Creek Bridge

Cook County, Illinois

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Photo taken by J.P.

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BH Photo #231263

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Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Willow Creek on Orchard Place
Location
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1915
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.2 ft.
Total length: 58.4 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.99833, -87.88278   (decimal degrees)
41°59'54" N, 87°52'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/426888/4649968 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elmhurst
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
200
Inventory numbers
IL 016-6202 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 52113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,155)
Built 1915 (1,232)
Built during 1910s (9,669)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,025)
Cook County, Illinois (461)
Deck arch (11,392)
Des Plaines, Illinois (6)
 Functionally obsolete (6,368)
Have street view (27,060)
Illinois (4,686)
Open (39,975)
Owned by city (5,457)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,707)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)

Update Log 

  • May 1, 2012: New photos from J.P.
  • April 19, 2012: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Willow Creek Bridge
Posted May 1, 2012, by J.P.

This seemed to be a standard arch bridge, it's located behind mcdonalds and easily accessed.