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Mackinaw River Bridge (Old)

McLean County, Illinois

Photo 

Mackinaw River Bridge (Old)

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #501729

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mackinaw River on SR 165
Location
Colfax, McLean County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
6-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
4-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.56855, -88.63200   (decimal degrees)
40°34'07" N, 88°37'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/361852/4492143 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 93691 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,888)
Colfax, Illinois (2)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (567)
Illinois (4,929)
King Bridge Co. (436)
Lost (28,529)
Lost 1928 (70)
Lost during 1920s (642)
McLean County, Illinois (65)
 Owned by township (3,287)
Pony truss (17,017)
Pratt pony truss (3,951)
Pratt through truss (6,061)
Pratt truss (10,305)
Replaced by new bridge (19,403)
Through truss (16,816)
Truss (35,500)

Update Log 

  • July 21, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type and builder
  • July 21, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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