Flat Branch Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in May 2019

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BH Photo #447798

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Pony truss bridge over Flat Branch on TR 86

Location

Shelby County, Illinois

Status

Derelict/abandoned with deck removed

History

Built 1900

Design

Bedstead Pratt pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 56.1 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.57204, -88.97572   (decimal degrees)
39°34'19" N, 88°58'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/330298/4382123 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Obed

Inventory numbers

IL 087-3089 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 39003 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 19, 2019: New photos from Steve Conro
• April 26, 2015: Updated by Elliott Johnson: added abandoned status as viewed from satellite imagery
• February 1, 2009: Added by Robert Stephenson

Sources 

• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Elliott Johnson - elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com

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