Shawneetown Bridge

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Photo taken by Mike Roegner

Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Ohio River on IL 13/KY 56 at Old Shawneetown
Location: Gallatin County, Illinois, and Union County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1955
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 825.1 ft.
Total length: 3,200.2 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.69138, -88.13263 (decimal degrees)
37°41'29" N, 88°07'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/400141/4172177 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Shawneetown
Inventory numbers: IL 030-9900 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15254 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 67.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 2,600

Shawneetown Bridge

Posted April 26, 2011, by Molly Hill

Got hit by a barge :-(