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Babylon Bend Bridge

Fulton County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Fmiser in July 2012

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Spoon River on Babylon Road (TR 123)
Location
Fulton County, Illinois
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1890. One of the nine bridges submitted to NRHP in "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources", 1980-10-29
Builder
- Kellogg Bridge Co.
Design
Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 204.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1980
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.58494, -90.34808   (decimal degrees)
40°35'06" N, 90°20'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/724435/4496063 (zone/easting/northing)
Land survey
T. 7 N., R. 1 E., Sec. 13
USGS topographic map
Blyton
Inventory numbers
IL 029-3078 (Illinois bridge number)
NRHP 80001355 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15244 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2007)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 25.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
10

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Built 1890 (142)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Closed (2,071)
Fulton County, Illinois (22)
HAER documented (781)
Illinois (2,499)
Kellogg Bridge Co. (2)
NR-listed (2,353)
One-lane traffic (7,111)
 Owned by township (1,813)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,483)
Structurally deficient (16,678)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,789)
Truss (23,568)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • July 13, 2012: Updated by Fmiser: Added titles and captions to photos.
  • July 10, 2012: New photos from Fmiser
  • July 8, 2012: Updated by Fmiser: added to history
  • July 2, 2012: New photo from Fmiser
  • October 18, 2011: Updated by J.P.: added builder
  • December 6, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • July 8, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey

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Babylon Bend Bridge
Posted July 2, 2012, by Fmiser (fmiser [at] gmail [dot] com)

Yup. The HAER photos are of the Indian Ford bridge. I just visited the site. I uploaded one photos so there would be something to see after James removes the incorrect photos. I have a bunch more I hope to upload soon.

Babylon Bend Bridge
Posted December 9, 2009, by Dana Parson (d [dot] parson66 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

The picture shown is not the Babylon bridge,we live next to it. To see a picture go to our web site at www.bridgeviewolives.com