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Overview: Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on TR 229, 6.5 mi. west of Grayville
Location: Edwards County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1893
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 138.1 ft.
Total length: 288.3 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.27056, -88.13917 (decimal degrees)
38°16'14" N, 88°08'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: IL 024-3071 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15211 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2005): Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 15.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 59