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Swisher Hill Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over North Fork Salt Creek on TR 188 (1705E Rd.), 3.3 mi. northwest of Dewitt
- Location
- De Witt County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1911
- Design
- 5-Panel Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.4 ft.
- Also called
- Salt Creek Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.22304, -88.82124 (decimal degrees)
40°13'23" N, 88°49'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/345042/4454103 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- De Witt
- Average daily traffic (as of 2013)
- 275
- Inventory numbers
- IL 020-3079 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15196 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of January 2014)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 18 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- April 2, 2014: New photos from Steve Conro
- October 27, 2012: Updated by Wes Worsham: changed status to "Open" -- just drove across it today. Updated coordinates.
- February 18, 2009: New photos from Wes Worsham
Sources
- Wes Worsham
- Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
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I found this bridge while hunting on the north fork trail in 2001. I thought it was remarkable to see a structure with such small steel pieces riveted together like it is.