Sugar Creek 2470E Bridge

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Side view Photo taken Sept. 2006 by Tom Hall

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Portal Photo taken Sept. 2006 by Tom Hall

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Photo taken by Tom Hall View high-res version

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Photo taken by Tom Hall View high-res version

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End View Bridge was still open. Photo taken by Tom Hall in July 2006 View high-res version

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in June 2006 View high-res version

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in June 2006 View high-res version

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in June 2006 View high-res version

Map 

Facts 

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

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 19, 2009: New photos from Tom Hall
• July 8, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: updated status on bridge
• January 29, 2007: Posted photos from Tom Hall

Sources 

• Tom Hall - thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
• Kim Harvey

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