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South portal and approach

The deck is gone. A tree has damaged the west truss. But the bridge is still there.

Photo taken by Fmiser in July 2012

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

Overview: Abandoned Parker through truss bridge over Spoon River on Tarters Ferry Lane
Location: Fulton County, Illinois
Status: Abandoned
History: Built ca. 1880. Abandoned 1992. One of the nine bridges submitted to NRHP in "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources", 1980-10-29
Design: Pin-connected Parker through truss with stringer approach spans
Dimensions: Span length: 182.0 ft.
Total length: 182.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1980
Also called: Tarter Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.44618, -90.35061 (decimal degrees)
40°26'46" N, 90°21'02" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/724685/4480651 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Smithfield
Inventory number: BH 45752 (Bridgehunter.com ID)