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Rainbow Bridge

McLean County, Illinois
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Photo from 1998

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Description 

GPS coordinates are an estimate only

Here is a link to an article about the bridge http://www.lexingtonillinoisfort.org/Articles/2005/August/RainbowBridge.htm

Facts 

Overview
Bowstring through truss bridge over Mackinaw River on abandoned section of Green Street
Location
McLean County, Illinois
Status
Abandoned
History
Built in 1868 by the King Bridge Company; abandoned in the 1960s
Builder
- King Iron Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Wrought iron Bowstring through truss
Also called
Pleasant Hill Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.60425, -88.75433   (decimal degrees)
40°36'15" N, 88°45'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/351575/4496305 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Merna
Inventory number
BH 45418 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,816)
Abandoned (1,365)
Bowstring through truss (87)
Bowstring truss (211)
Built 1868 (34)
Built during 1860s (215)
 Illinois (2,498)
King Iron Bridge Co. (36)
McLean County, Illinois (25)
TRUSS Award 2013 (14)
Through truss (9,200)
Truss (23,558)

Update Log 

  • June 29, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Extant as of 6/24/2011
  • May 30, 2010: Added by Anthony Dillon

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Rainbow Bridge
Posted June 30, 2012, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I added this a couple years ago and am glad to see it still exists. A truly hidden gem that needs a new lease on life. The county had talked of making this area into a park several years ago...but unfortunately that never came to fruition.

Rainbow Bridge
Posted June 29, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

Imagery withing the link: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=690215