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Rock Creek Bridge

Adams County, Illinois

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Rock Creek on TR 205, 2.3 mi. southeast of Ursa
Location
Adams County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1905
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 41.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.03670, -91.32876   (decimal degrees)
40°02'12" N, 91°19'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/642583/4433168 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mendon
Inventory numbers
IL 001-3124 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 14999 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Adams County, Illinois (63)
Built 1905 (824)
Built during 1900s (7,681)
Illinois (4,947)
Lost (29,047)
One-lane traffic (7,921)
Owned by township (3,304)
 Pony truss (17,078)
Replaced by new bridge (19,747)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,274)
Structurally deficient (12,827)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,560)
Truss (35,926)
Wooden deck (6,173)

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Rock Creek Bridge
Posted April 29, 2010, by Dale Travis (daletravis [at] bigfoot [dot] com)

4-28-10: This is now a modern concrete bridge.