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Wilcox Bridge

Richland County, Illinois, and Clay County, Illinois
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Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Wilcox Bridge Lane
Location
Richland County, Illinois, and Clay County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1889; replaced 2000
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 150.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.63462, -88.29759   (decimal degrees)
38°38'05" N, 88°17'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/387061/4277029 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Clay City
Inventory numbers
IL 080-3023 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 37702 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 00/2000)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1997)
29

Categories 

19th Century (3,854)
Built 1889 (117)
Built during 1880s (1,055)
Clay County, Illinois (11)
Illinois (2,501)
Lost (10,499)
Lost 2000 (331)
Lost during 2000s (3,098)
Owned by county (16,527)
 Replaced by new bridge (7,224)
Richland County, Illinois (10)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,307)
Structurally deficient (16,730)
Sufficiency rating zero (307)
Through truss (9,256)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,156)
Truss (23,618)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Name, Adjusted GPS coordinates, Status
  • October 19, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson

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