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Bear Creek Bridge

Adams County, Illinois

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Bear Creek on TR 20 north of Ursa, 3.0 mi. north of Ursa
Location
Adams County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1890; replaced 2007
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 162.0 ft.
Total length: 184.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.12056, -91.39806   (decimal degrees)
40°07'14" N, 91°23'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/636503/4442367 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Long Island
Inventory numbers
IL 001-3046 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 14977 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,648)
Adams County, Illinois (63)
Built 1890 (297)
Built during 1890s (3,217)
Illinois (4,947)
Lost (29,077)
Lost 2007 (350)
Lost during 2000s (4,420)
 Owned by township (3,304)
Replaced by new bridge (19,768)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Structurally deficient (12,821)
Through truss (17,205)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,523)
Truss (35,955)
Wooden deck (6,174)

Update Log 

  • May 14, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Added year lost

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Bear Creek Bridge
Posted May 4, 2010, by Dale Travis (daletravis [at] bigfoot [dot] com)

4-28-10: This bridge has been replaced and is open. It is now a pony truss bridge with an overall length of 224', a main span of 163', and a width of 24'. I could not find a build date.