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Libbra Road Bridge

Madison County, Illinois
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Overview
Pony truss bridge over Silver Creek on Libbra Road, 1.5 mi. southeast of Livingston
Location
Madison County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1959
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.8 ft.
Total length: 71.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.95389, -89.72972   (decimal degrees)
38°57'14" N, 89°43'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/263456/4315203 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
New Douglas
Inventory numbers
IL 060-3068 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15496 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2009)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
125

Categories 

Built 1959 (193)
Built during 1950s (2,383)
Illinois (2,500)
Lost (10,376)
Lost 2009 (165)
Lost during 2000s (3,091)
Madison County, Illinois (74)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
 Owned by township (1,813)
Pony truss (13,219)
Replaced by new bridge (7,143)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,686)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,898)
Truss (23,578)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • May 17, 2012: Updated by Kim Harvey: replaced according to forum post

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Libbra Road Bridge
Posted November 20, 2009, by Dale Travis (daletravis [at] bigfoot [dot] com)

11-14-09: Iron pony gone, now a "modern" concrete bridge.