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Rating:
15591
{77}%
2 votes
Crybaby Bridge
Piatt County
,
Illinois
Photos
These photos were taken in the mid-1980's.
Photo taken by Michael Roegner
BH Photo #164980
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Facts
Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Sangamon River on Crybaby Bridge Road (TR 100), 2 mi. southwest of White Heath
Location
Piatt County
,
Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1899; replaced 2002
Builder
-
Attica Bridge Co.
of Attica, Indiana (Likely Fabricator)
Design
9-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 189.5 ft.
Total length: 190.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.7 ft.
Also called
Sangamon River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.07472
,
-88.55667
(decimal degrees)
40°04'29" N, 88°33'24" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/367265/4437211
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Monticello
Inventory numbers
IL 074-3070
(Illinois bridge number)
BH 15591
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(9,073)
Attica Bridge Co.
(38)
Built 1899
(435)
Built during 1890s
(3,279)
Illinois
(4,954)
Lost
(30,015)
Lost 2002
(493)
Lost during 2000s
(4,440)
Owned by township
(3,360)
Piatt County, Illinois
(42)
Pratt through truss
(6,229)
Pratt truss
(10,538)
Replaced by new bridge
(20,422)
Span length 175-250 feet
(2,093)
Structurally deficient
(12,760)
Through truss
(17,876)
Total length 175-250 feet
(4,595)
Truss
(36,781)
Wooden deck
(6,211)
Update Log
August 27, 2014: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added common name
May 11, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Design and Status
Sources
Robert Stephenson
-
seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Mike Roegner
Tony Dillon
-
spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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