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Blue Creek Bridge

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Pony truss bridge over Blue Creek on TR 398, 2.0 mi. northwest of Detroit
Location
Pike County, Illinois
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 63.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.64861, -90.70944   (decimal degrees)
39°38'55" N, 90°42'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/696529/4391265 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Griggsville
Inventory numbers
IL 075-3166 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15595 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2010)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
79

Categories 

Illinois (2,499)
One-lane traffic (7,111)
Open (28,305)
Owned by township (1,813)
Pike County, Illinois (39)
Pony truss (13,215)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,995)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)
Truss (23,565)

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Blue Creek Bridge
Posted April 19, 2010, by Dale Travis (daletravis [at] bigfoot [dot] com)

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