Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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View from a distance

Photo taken by Bill Burmaster

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Driving across

Photo taken by Bill Burmaster

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Looking southwest towards the bridge

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in Sept. 07

Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over the Illinois River on US 136/IL 78/IL 97 at Havana
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1998
Design: Cantilevered Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 419.8 ft.
Total length: 1,726.6 ft.
Deck width: 28.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.29500, -90.07417 (decimal degrees)
40°17'42" N, 90°04'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/748688/4464608 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Havana
Inventory numbers: IL 063-0002 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15515 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2008): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 47.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 6,000