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Salt Creek Bridge

De Witt County, Illinois
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Photos 

Photo taken by Dale Travis in June 2007

Map 

View Uglybridges.com report

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
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.4 ft.
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)
USGS topographic map
De Witt
Inventory numbers
IL 020-3079 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15196 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2007)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
100

Categories 

Built 1911 (457)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
De Witt County, Illinois (4)
Illinois (2,500)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Open (28,314)
Owned by township (1,813)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
 Pratt truss (5,660)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,300)
Structurally deficient (16,680)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,633)
Truss (23,574)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • 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
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Salt Creek Bridge
Posted June 7, 2012, by Jpatrick (jesspatrick2 [at] gmail [dot] com)

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.

Salt Creek Bridge
Posted June 13, 2007, by Dale (Travis)

Photos taken 6-11-07

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