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Photos taken Sept. 2006 by Tom Hall

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Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on TR 324, 1.5 mi. east of Milford
Location: Iroquois County, Illinois
Status: Razed
History: Built 1927
Design: Pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 99.0 ft.
Total length: 101.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.61968, -87.66165 (decimal degrees)
40°37'11" N, 87°39'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/444035/4496749 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Wellington
Inventory numbers: IL 038-4739 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15332 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006): Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 129

Sugar Creek 2470E Bridge

Posted July 8, 2008, by Tom Rainford (trainford308 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge no longer exists.