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Side view

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Oblique view

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West portal

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Deck view

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East approach

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West approach

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Deck truss low clearance

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Underneath deck truss

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Lower joint

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Laced girder

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Aerial photo

Photo taken by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

View this photo at www.mvs.usace.army.mil

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Chain of Rocks Canal on Old Chain of Rocks Road (at one time US 66) just south of I-270 in Granite City
Location
Madison County, Illinois
Status
Open to one-lane highway traffic with a dedicated bike lane
History
Built 1949; rehabilitated 1999
Design
Subdivided Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 462.8 ft.
Total length: 2,367.5 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.76210, -90.13781   (decimal degrees)
38°45'44" N, 90°08'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/748692/4294268 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Columbia Bottom
Inventory numbers
IL 060-0068 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15499 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 72.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
400

Update Log 

  • September 14, 2008: New photo from James Baughn
  • February 5, 2007: Posted all new photos

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

Comments 

Old Canal Bridge
Posted August 2, 2007, by Justin Zeid (Zoomjz [at] aol [dot] com)

This bridge is now a one lane bridge. There is a stoplight at either end that allows traffic to cross only one direction at a time. The other lane has been converted to a pedestrian and bicycle lane.