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Named after the prominent Elrod family that owned much of the land on the south bank.

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Spoon River on TR 248
Location: Fulton County, Illinois
Status: Destroyed by storm
History: Built 1890; Lost to a F4 tornado in 1995. One of the nine bridges submitted to NRHP in "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources", 1980-10-29
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 215.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.39143, -90.25457 (decimal degrees)
40°23'29" N, 90°15'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/733020/4474822 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation: 442 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map: Smithfield
Inventory numbers: IL 029-3109 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 52522 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/1992): Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1992): 49