Photos
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Culp Lane bridge heading west Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008 |
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Culp Lane Bridge east portal Photo taken by Kim Harvey in July 2008 |
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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in September 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over East Fork Wood River on Culp Lane, .5 mi. northwest of Bethalto
- Location
- Madison County, Illinois
- Status
- closed as of 9 December 2008
- Future prospects
- scheduled for replacement early 2009
- History
- Built 1958
- Design
- Through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 182.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.4 ft.
- Also called
- Jinkenson Bridge (official name)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.92417, -90.06861 (decimal degrees)
38°55'27" N, 90°04'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 15/754128/4312447 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Bethalto
- Inventory numbers
- IL 060-3084 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15491 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 02/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 55.3 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 1,850
Update Log
- December 21, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey: bridge has been closed and is scheduled to be replaced
- September 16, 2008: New photo from Kim Harvey
- July 4, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
Sources
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Terraserver Picture (2007)
Comments
Good time to post a picture as this bridge will be no more in 2009. It may be gone already as it was closed on December 9, 2008. The official name is the Jinkenson Bridge and it will be replaced by the fall of 2009. I guess it was inevitable, what with all the traffic generated by the new city park and the sports complex along it, as well as some new houses. Culp Lane needs upgrading as it is hazardous and narrow in spots. People were for the most part courteous when you had meeting traffic prior to crossing the bridge, as whatever vehicle was further from the bridge would stop to let the closer one cross. At least, that is the experience I usually had. But it served its purpose for many, many, years!