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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Sugar Fork on Fruit Road, 4.7 mi. west of Grantfork
Location: Madison County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Scheduled for replacement
History: Built 1954
Design: Riveted, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 69.8 ft.
Total length: 74.1 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.83000, -89.75611 (decimal degrees)
38°49'48" N, 89°45'22" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: IL 060-3045 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15493 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2004): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 47.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 162