Rainbow Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Steve Conro in September 2012

BH Photo #239559

Overview: Queenpost pony truss bridge over BNSF RR on E 1850 St/Hayes Road 2 mi. SW of Galva
Location: Henry County, Illinois
Status: Closed to all traffic
History: Built 1916
Railroads: - Amtrak (AMTK)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design: Queenpost truss with timber stringer approaches
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 34.1 ft.
Total length: 171.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Also called: 1850th St Bridge
Hayes Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.15004, -90.08013 (decimal degrees)
41°09'00" N, 90°04'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/745022/4559523 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Galva
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 50
Inventory numbers: IL 037-9916 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15308 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2010): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 21.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

September 18, 2012: New photos from Steve Conro
August 15, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Bridge is a riveted Queenpost pony truss, not a "timber truss", added name.
June 24, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Bridge closed
January 22, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: changed road name and added picture

1850th St Bridge

Posted June 24, 2012, by Dale Travis (djtravis [at] dalejtravis [dot] com)

6-22-12: Bridge is closed.