Bridgehunter.com | Shearless Branch

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in May 2016

BH Photo #353591

Incorrectly labeled as a steel stringer on the NBI, luckily enough there is also street view out here.

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Shearless Branch on Benstead Road (TR 480)
Location: Macoupin County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built ca. 1900
Design: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 16.7 ft.
Total length: 51.5 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.41247, -89.76537 (decimal degrees)
39°24'45" N, 89°45'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/261920/4366199 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Virden South
Land survey: T. 11 N., R. 6 W., Sec. 9
Average daily traffic (as of 2016): 50
Inventory number: BH 69489 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 20.9 (out of 100)
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