Southport Road Overpass

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Photo taken by Steve Conro in April 2016

BH Photo #352254

Overview: Through truss bridge over the BNSF Railroad on IL 8
Location: Peoria County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1981
Design: Five panel riveted Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 111.8 ft.
Total length: 436.9 ft.
Deck width: 29.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.74520, -89.74365 (decimal degrees)
40°44'43" N, 89°44'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/268355/4514093 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Peoria West
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 2,400
Inventory numbers: IL 072-0049 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15577 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 15.9 (out of 100)
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BNSF Railroad IL 8 Bridge

Posted November 19, 2009, by Dale Travis (daletravis [at] bigfoot [dot] com)

Picture taken 10-20-09. gps=N40 44.714 W89 44.619