Dupo Bridge

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Dupo Bridge Route 3

Looking North

Photo taken by John Christeson in April 2007

BH Photo #114307

Written by John Christeson

Heading North towards Cahokia on Ill. Route 3. Bridge seemed to be in decent shape.

Overview: Through truss bridge over Praire Du Pont Creek and Union Pacific Railroad on IL 3 in Cahokia
Location: Dupo, St. Clair County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1954; rehabilitated 1987
Design: Polygonal Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 230.0 ft.
Total length: 902.9 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.54727, -90.19468 (decimal degrees)
38°32'50" N, 90°11'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/744479/4270269 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cahokia
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 11,800
Inventory numbers: IL 082-0030 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15676 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2009): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

December 10, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
February 24, 2014: New photo from Jack Schmidt
August 7, 2011: New photos from Kim Harvey
July 22, 2011: Updated by Kim Harvey: closure date pushed back 2 weeks according to IDOT Press Release
July 7, 2011: Updated by Kim Harvey: IDOT announced date when bridge will be closed
July 4, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: Future Prospects
April 11, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey: corrected creek name, added future prospect
October 15, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
September 16, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey
July 4, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
May 18, 2008: Essay added by John Christeson

Dupo Bridge

Posted July 7, 2011, by Kim Harvey

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