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Duck Creek Bridge

Mercer County, Illinois

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Duck Creek

Photo taken by Dale Travis

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BH Photo #289440

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Duck Creek on 192nd St
Location
Mercer County, Illinois
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Design
Pin-connected, 3-panel half-hip Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 41.0 ft.
Total length: 43.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.07167, -90.72111   (decimal degrees)
41°04'18" N, 90°43'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/691457/4549215 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Little York
Land survey
T. 13 N., R. 3 W., Sec. 34
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
50
Inventory numbers
IL 066-4305 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2010)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 20.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

3-panel truss (131)
Abandoned (3,780)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (523)
Illinois (4,799)
Mercer County, Illinois (23)
One-lane traffic (7,652)
Owned by township (2,966)
 Pin-connected (4,052)
Pony truss (16,570)
Pratt pony truss (3,757)
Pratt truss (9,673)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,926)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,335)
Truss (33,898)

Update Log 

  • July 27, 2018: Updated by Elliott Johnson: changed status to abandoned
  • June 10, 2015: New photos from Steve Conro
  • July 27, 2014: New photos from Steve Conro

Sources 

  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Elliott Johnson - elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Duck Creek Bridge
Posted October 29, 2010, by Dale Travis (daletravis [at] bigfoot [dot] com)

Photos taken 10-22-10.