Rating:
3 votes

Schmidgall Road Bridge

Tazewell County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in May 2012

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BH Photo #231537

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Mackinaw River on Schmidgall Rd E of Mackinaw
Location
Tazewell County, Illinois
Status
Bridge looks intact and used, but road closed to public traffic.
Design
9-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
(2)2-panel, pinned Pratt pony trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 170.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.51326, -89.40188   (decimal degrees)
40°30'48" N, 89°24'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/296510/4487498 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Morton
Inventory number
BH 50906 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Closed (2,764)
Half-hip Pratt pony truss (587)
Illinois (4,947)
Mackinaw River (24)
Pin-connected (4,876)
Pony truss (17,085)
Pratt pony truss (3,985)
 Pratt through truss (6,129)
Pratt truss (10,405)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Tazewell County, Illinois (84)
Through truss (17,226)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,239)
Truss (35,981)

Update Log 

  • January 29, 2022: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • December 8, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
  • January 12, 2012: Added by Steve Conro

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