Tait Bridge

Photos 

Looking North 1

10/20/2007

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson

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BH Photo #114253

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on CR 100N/TR 229, 6.5 mi. west of Grayville

Location

Edwards County, Illinois

Status

Abandoned with deck missing

History

Built 1893

Design

Pin-connected Pratt 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

+38.27005, -88.13794   (decimal degrees)
38°16'12" N, 88°08'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/400457/4236390 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Golden Gate

Average daily traffic (as of 2007)

25

Inventory numbers

IL 024-3071 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15211 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of December 2015)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 16.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 17, 2018: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
• October 7, 2018: Updated by James Baughn: Added name per USGS map
• October 5, 2018: Bridge is abandoned

Sources 

• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Big Dog Adventures
• James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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