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Side view

Photo taken March 2006 by Bill Burmaster

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Deck view

Photo taken March 2006 by Bill Burmaster

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Approach

Photo taken March 2006 by Bill Burmaster

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Plaque

Photo taken March 2006 by Bill Burmaster

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over BNSF railyard on Broadway Street in Streator
Location
La Salle County, Illinois
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1976
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 104.0 ft.
Total length: 1,077.8 ft.
Deck width: 23.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.12583, -88.82639   (decimal degrees)
41°07'33" N, 88°49'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/346686/4554333 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Streator North
Inventory numbers
IL 050-8016 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15414 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 13.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
2,000

Categories 

Built 1930 (1,001)
Built during 1930s (7,429)
Closed (1,810)
Illinois (1,406)
La Salle County, Illinois (16)
Open (24,082)
Pony truss (12,296)
Span length 100-125 feet (2,890)
Structurally deficient (15,475)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (912)
Truss (20,636)
Warren pony truss (1,353)
Warren truss (2,392)

Update Log 

  • June 5, 2006: Posted photos from Bill Burmaster

Comments 

Broadway Street Viaduct
Posted August 6, 2007, by Craig Godwin (cgodwin51 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge is presently under construction. The existing bridge has been removed and a new bridge is being built.