Big Creek Bridge

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Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Bennett Creek on TR 78, 3 mi. southeast of Oblong
Location: Crawford County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1909; replaced 2006
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 69.8 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.97083, -87.86583 (decimal degrees)
38°58'15" N, 87°51'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/424994/4313896 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Stoy
Inventory numbers: IL 017-3722 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15180 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Bennett Creek Bridge

Posted September 17, 2007, by Robert Stephenson (rstephenson [at] mchsi [dot] com)

This bridge no longer exists,

it has been replaced with a new bridge.