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Beck's Creek Bridge

Shelby County, Illinois
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East end

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in July 2008

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Facts 

Overview
Bedstead pony truss bridge over Beck's Creek on TR 317, 5.6 mi. northwest of Herrick
Location
Shelby County, Illinois
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1909
Design
4-panel bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 59.3 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.29944, -89.00361   (decimal degrees)
39°17'58" N, 89°00'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/327230/4351920 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oconee
Inventory numbers
IL 087-3200 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15659 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
75

Categories 

4-panel truss (251)
Bedstead Pratt pony truss (269)
Bedstead truss (421)
Built 1909 (624)
Built during 1900s (5,789)
Closed (2,358)
Illinois (3,681)
One-lane traffic (7,368)
Owned by township (2,192)
 Pony truss (14,430)
Pratt pony truss (2,821)
Pratt truss (7,385)
Shelby County, Illinois (44)
Span length 50-75 feet (8,334)
Structurally deficient (17,904)
Total length 50-75 feet (7,988)
Truss (28,151)
Wooden deck (5,797)

Update Log 

  • March 14, 2014: New photos from Elliott Johnson
  • April 16, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Year built
  • July 18, 2008: New photos from Robert Stephenson

Sources 

  • Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Elliott Johnson - elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Beck's Creek Bridge
Posted March 10, 2014, by Elliott Johnson (elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

anyone searching for this bridge......I highly recommend a vehicle that does NOT sit close to the ground like a truck or a bike or something. I ran across this one night while I was in my Saturn. There are many ruts and bumps!!!