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Little Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Little Creek on Abandoned E CR1100, 1.5 mi. southwest of Middle Creek
Location
Hancock County, Illinois
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1908
Design
Riveted Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 32.1 ft.
Total length: 33.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.35505, -91.05635   (decimal degrees)
40°21'18" N, 91°03'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/665052/4468978 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bentley
Inventory numbers
IL 034-4412 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15282 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2009)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
10

Update Log 

  • April 17, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com

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Little Creek Bridge
Posted April 18, 2010, by Dale Travis (daletravis [at] bigfoot [dot] com)

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