Sun Lake Bridge

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Modern pony truss bridge over Sun Lake Drain on Sun Lake Trail

Location

Lake County, Illinois

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Built 2005 by Continental Bridge, Installed by Landscape Concepts Construction

Builders

- Continental Bridge Co. of Alexandria, Minnesota
- Landscape Concepts Construction (Installer)

Design

A modern pony truss with very high panels in the middle of the arch.

Dimensions

Span length: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 100.0 ft.
Deck width: 10.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.44385, -88.07844   (decimal degrees)
42°26'38" N, 88°04'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/411308/4699621 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Antioch

Inventory number

BH 45231 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 30, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• October 31, 2011: Updated by Tony Dillon: Changed truss type as this is not a Bowstring through truss. Also added to "Modern Pedestrian Truss" category.
• August 18, 2010: Updated by Nick Brnot: Removed a typo
• August 7, 2010: New photos from Nick Brnot
• July 4, 2010: Updated by Nick Brnot: Changed design notes to reflect what bridge is.
• May 27, 2010: Updated by Nick Brnot: Finally fixed the problem with catagories!
• May 12, 2010: Added by Nick Brnot

Sources 

• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Dana and Kay Klein

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