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Lusk Creek Bridge

Pope County, Illinois
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Photo taken by James Baughn

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Lusk Creek on Eddyville Road (FAS 930), southeast of Eddyville, 3.25 mi. southeast of Eddyville
Location
Pope County, Illinois
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1934
Design
Riveted, 5-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 103.0 ft.
Deck width: 21.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.47269, -88.54755   (decimal degrees)
37°28'22" N, 88°32'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/363158/4148435 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Waltersburg
Inventory numbers
IL 076-3000 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15621 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 60.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
650

Categories 

5-panel truss (374)
Built 1934 (539)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Functionally obsolete (7,040)
Illinois (2,500)
NR-eligible (3,751)
Open (28,319)
Owned by county (16,492)
 Pope County, Illinois (16)
Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Riveted (1,011)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,300)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,634)
Truss (23,575)

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  • July 10, 2006: Posted new photos
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Lusk Creek Bridge
Posted October 8, 2006, by Dale

I believe this is the bridge the used in the film US Marshal's when Wesley Snipes has the truck driver ram the police car.