Grove Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

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Facts 

Overview

Pony truss bridge over Grove Creek on E CR 2200, 1.5 mi. southwest of Lacrosse

Location

Hancock County, Illinois

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1902

Builder

- Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois

Design

Pinned Pratt pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 49.8 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.51760, -91.05722   (decimal degrees)
40°31'03" N, 91°03'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/664580/4487021 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Burnside

Inventory numbers

IL 034-4832 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15276 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 03/2011)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.0 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2008)

10

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 11, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected builder category to the prexisting category for Illinois Steel Bridge Co.,
• September 11, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Added categories "Illinois Steel Bridge Co., Jacksonville, Illinois", "Wooden deck"
• April 17, 2012: Updated by Tony Dillon: Updated information

Sources 

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

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