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West side

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in March 2009

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South end

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Deck

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East side

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North end

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Sugar Creek on TR 256, 1 mi. northeast of Gordon
Location
Crawford County, Illinois
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1909
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.01699, -87.66779   (decimal degrees)
39°01'01" N, 87°40'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/442188/4318874 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Hutsonville
Inventory numbers
IL 017-3304 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15187 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1909 (391)
Built during 1900s (3,187)
Closed (1,778)
Crawford County, Illinois (25)
Illinois (1,291)
Owned by township (1,437)
Pony truss (11,788)
Span length 50-75 feet (5,605)
Total length 50-75 feet (5,962)
Truss (19,461)

Update Log 

  • March 27, 2009: New photos from Robert Stephenson

Sources 

Comments 

Sugar Creek Bridge
Posted September 18, 2007, by Robert Stephenson (rstephenson [at] mchsi [dot] com)

Pictures taken 9-16-2007

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