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Overview: Concrete bridge over Honey Creek on Old IL 4 (at one time US 66) between Carlinville and Gillespie, 5.8 mi. south of Carlinville
Location: Macoupin County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Slated to be converted into a pedestrian bridge
History: Built 1920
Design: Concrete pony girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 63.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.21420, -89.81263 (decimal degrees)
39°12'51" N, 89°48'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/257165/4344317 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Gillespie North
Inventory numbers: IL 059-0032 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15468 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2005): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 32.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 29