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Overview
Concrete bridge on Garnett Road (Old IL 148) south of Christopher, 1 mi. south of Christopher
Location
Franklin County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1928; made obsolete by new bridge in 1967
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 49.5 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.94806, -89.05670   (decimal degrees)
37°56'53" N, 89°03'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
IL 028-0049IDOT 028-0049 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15237 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2006)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 30.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
100

Categories 

Beam (1,503)
Built 1928 (518)
Built during 1920s (4,005)
Concrete balustrade (77)
Concrete tee beam (87)
Franklin County, Illinois (11)
Illinois (815)
Open (21,539)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,029)
Structurally deficient (10,771)
Total length 25-50 feet (5,247)

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Garnett Road Bridge
Posted May 31, 2006, by Anonymous

There is no immediate threat of replacement that I am aware of but just recently, a 15 ton weight limit has been put on the bridge.