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Horse Creek Bridge

Kankakee County, Illinois
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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Horse Creek on CH 48
Location
Kankakee County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1904; demolished 2009
Design
Pin-connected, 8-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 131.9 ft.
Total length: 133.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.19806, -88.14806   (decimal degrees)
41°11'53" N, 88°08'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/403735/4561378 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Essex
Inventory numbers
IL 046-3047 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 43439 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2008)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
50

Categories 

8-panel truss (238)
Built 1904 (326)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Illinois (2,500)
Kankakee County, Illinois (18)
Lost (10,368)
Lost 2009 (165)
Lost during 2000s (3,091)
Pin-connected (1,521)
 Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Replaced by new bridge (7,138)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,954)
Structurally deficient (16,680)
Through truss (9,210)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)
Truss (23,574)

Update Log 

  • October 1, 2009: Added by James Baughn
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Horse Creek Bridge
Posted August 12, 2010, by Bob Drake (Lastgas15 at aol dot com)

More pics showing the condition and the pin connection detail.

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Horse Creek Bridge
Posted August 12, 2010, by Bob Drake (Lastgas15 at aol dot com)

These pics were taken a couple months before the bridge was demolished. It was in really sad condition.

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