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Big Slough Ditch Bridge

Henry County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in March 2012

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BH Photo #227603

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Big Slough Ditch on E 1680th St 3 mi NE of Geneseo
Location
Henry County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1909, replaced 2014
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 63.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.49722, -90.10917   (decimal degrees)
41°29'50" N, 90°06'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/741299/4597991 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Atkinson
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
50
Inventory numbers
IL 037-3122 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15301 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2014)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 38.7 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1909 (770)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Henry County, Illinois (56)
Illinois (4,647)
Lost (24,735)
Lost 2014 (357)
Lost during 2010s (3,283)
One-lane traffic (7,606)
Owned by township (2,704)
 Pony truss (16,184)
Pratt pony truss (3,637)
Pratt truss (9,298)
Replaced by new bridge (16,578)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,073)
Structurally deficient (14,198)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,299)
Truss (32,786)

Update Log 

  • November 22, 2015: Updated by Elliott Johnson: bridge replaced via satellite imagery
  • March 14, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
  • January 22, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: Changed road name

Sources 

  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Elliott Johnson - elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com

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