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Overview
Arch bridge over Wabash River on Business US 50 at Vincennes
Location
Lawrence County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1992
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 189.9 ft.
Total length: 1,065.6 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.68222, -87.53639   (decimal degrees)
38°40'56" N, 87°32'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
IL 051-0036 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15440 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
450

Categories 

Arch (7,553)
Built 1931 (412)
Built during 1930s (5,130)
Deck arch (6,647)
Functionally obsolete (5,063)
Illinois (820)
Lawrence County, Illinois (7)
NR-eligible (2,567)
Open (21,591)
Open-spandrel arch (196)
Owned by state (6,524)
Span length 175-250 feet (989)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (696)
US 50 (31)
Wabash River (30)

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