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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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End View

Bridge was still open.

Photo taken by Tom Hall in July 2006

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in June 2006

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Photo taken by Tom Hall in June 2006

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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

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

Comments 

Sugar Creek 2470E Bridge
Posted July 8, 2008, by Tom Rainford (trainford308 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge no longer exists.