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Higginsville Bridge

Vermilion County, Illinois

Photo 

BH Photo #185738

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Middle Fork Vermilion River on N900E Road
Location
Vermilion County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1903, replaced 1986
Builder
- Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 9-panel Pratt through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.23528, -87.77222   (decimal degrees)
40°14'07" N, 87°46'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/434310/4454157 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Collison
Inventory number
BH 46943 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1903 (596)
Built during 1900s (7,252)
Illinois (4,686)
Lost (24,969)
Lost 1986 (162)
Lost during 1980s (1,397)
Massillon Bridge Co. (142)
Middle Fork Vermilion River (11)
 Owned by township (2,739)
Pratt through truss (5,426)
Pratt truss (9,347)
Replaced by new bridge (16,765)
Through truss (15,178)
Truss (32,958)
Vermilion County, Illinois (126)

Update Log 

  • July 1, 2015: Updated by Elliott Johnson: added date of replacement based on build date of new bridge
  • December 29, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added builder based on unique plaque design
  • November 11, 2010: Added by Mike Roegner

Sources 

  • Mike Roegner
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Elliott Johnson - elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com

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