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Kinkaid Lake Bridge

Jackson County, Illinois
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Overview

Photos taken October 2007 by James Baughn

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Kinkaid Lake on IL 151 south of Ava
Location
Jackson County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
Bids of replacement bridge to be let in March 2011
History
Built 1935
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 104.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.84667, -89.51500   (decimal degrees)
37°50'48" N, 89°30'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/278713/4191783 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Raddle
Inventory numbers
IL 039-0034 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15344 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 45.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
1,200

Categories 

Built 1935 (1,457)
Built during 1930s (8,552)
Doomed (786)
Have street view (9,883)
Illinois (2,499)
Jackson County, Illinois (14)
NR-eligible (3,749)
Open (28,302)
Owned by state (9,806)
 Pratt through truss (3,162)
Pratt truss (5,654)
Skewed (4,080)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,299)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Through truss (9,202)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,632)
Truss (23,562)

Update Log 

  • May 13, 2011: New Street View added by Jodi Christman
  • February 9, 2011: Updated by Kim Harvey: this bridge is doomed
  • April 18, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • October 31, 2007: Posted new photos

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Kinkaid Lake Bridge
Posted February 7, 2011, by Andy

This bridge is in the IDOT letting of project for March and will be completly replaced. It looks like it's in pretty good shape and seems like a bridge that could be saved. Illinois is off to a bad start this year.