Drainage Ditch Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Tom Hall in September 2009

BH Photo #145856

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Drainage Ditch on CR1780E .5 mi. southwest of Papineau
Location: Iroquois County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built ca. 1910
Design: Pin-connected, 2-panel half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 26.2 ft.
Total length: 27.2 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.95757, -87.79463 (decimal degrees)
40°57'27" N, 87°47'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/433126/4534350 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: L'Erable
Average daily traffic (as of 2009): 50
Inventory numbers: IL 038-5028 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15310 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2009): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 22.9 (out of 100)
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December 9, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
October 25, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
September 5, 2009: New photos from Tom Hall

Drainage Ditch Bridge

Posted October 25, 2011, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Good to know that Iroquois County is upgrading all it's major thoroughfares...the cattle will be very pleased!

Drainage Ditch Bridge

Posted October 25, 2011, by Nathan Holth

The county filed an Environmental Survey Request for the replacement of this bridge on May 2011.