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Gaumer Bridge

Vermilion County, Illinois
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Photo taken by Mike Roegner

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Overview
Lost through truss bridge over North Fork Vermilion River on TR 101, 0.5 mi. west of Alvin
Location
Vermilion County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1886, damaged by flooding in 1994 and removed, replaced by new bridge in 2002
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Wrought iron, pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 118.0 ft.
Total length: 132.8 ft.
Deck width: 13.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.30371, -87.62223   (decimal degrees)
40°18'13" N, 87°37'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/447122/4461652 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bismarck
Inventory numbers
IL 092-3100 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15709 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 2001)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 17.60 (out of 100)

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
7-panel truss (250)
Built 1886 (111)
Built during 1880s (1,055)
Illinois (2,501)
King Bridge Co. (161)
Lost (10,487)
Lost 1994 (365)
Lost during 1990s (3,227)
Owned by township (1,820)
Pin-connected (1,568)
 Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,687)
Replaced by new bridge (7,211)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,307)
Structurally deficient (16,728)
Through truss (9,250)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,156)
Truss (23,609)
Vermilion County, Illinois (82)
Wooden deck (5,416)
Wrought iron (230)

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  • Mike Roegner
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Vermilion River Bridge
Posted January 11, 2010, by Michael Roegner (roegner [at] soltec [dot] net)

I've uploaded some photos of the Gaumer bridge. The bridge was damaged in a 1994 flood and dismantled. That left the residents of Alvin living on the west side without an exit route out of town should a train be blocking all the crossings, so the citizens requested a replacement bridge. That came in 2002 at a cost of $1,108,160.

Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.