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Facts 

Overview
Two-span through truss bridge over Iroquois River on TR 59, 1.25 mi. east of Lerable
Location
Iroquois County, Illinois
Status
Collapsed into river in 2005.
History
Built 1903
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 201.0 ft.
Total length: 404.7 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.90183, -87.82200   (decimal degrees)
40°54'07" N, 87°49'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/430765/4528184 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
L'Erable
Inventory numbers
IL 038-4504 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15314 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 2001)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 20.40 (out of 100)

Update Log 

  • January 31, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments 

Iroquois River Bridge
Posted January 31, 2009, by mrvince (mrvince188 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge collapsed about 2005, It had been closed for years. No one saw it, just one day it was in the river.