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Hennepin Canal Bridge 6

Bureau County, Illinois

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in December 2011

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BH Photo #222060

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Hennepin Canal on 1150N, 1.2 mi. north of Tiskilwa
Location
Bureau County, Illinois
Status
Closed
History
Built 1900
Builder
- Toledo Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio [also known as Smith Bridge Co.]
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 97.7 ft.
Total length: 100.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.2 ft.
Also called
Hennepin Canal Bridge 6
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.31391, -89.51089   (decimal degrees)
41°18'50" N, 89°30'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/289826/4576646 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wyanet
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
25
Inventory numbers
IL 006-9909 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15029 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2014)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 42.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1900 (947)
Built during 1900s (7,629)
Bureau County, Illinois (121)
Closed (2,757)
Have street view (28,880)
Hennepin Canal (31)
Illinois (4,927)
Laced endposts (165)
One-lane traffic (7,832)
Owned by state (16,548)
 Pratt through truss (6,045)
Pratt truss (10,280)
Riveted (2,507)
Smith Bridge Co. (111)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,650)
Through truss (16,710)
Toledo Bridge Co. (46)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,363)
Truss (35,376)
Wooden deck (6,160)

Update Log 

  • November 29, 2019: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • February 9, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Riveted"
  • February 6, 2017: New photos from GS
  • October 20, 2015: New photos from Gene Smania
  • September 28, 2014: New photos from Gene Smania
  • November 27, 2013: New Street View added by Brent Tindall
  • August 20, 2012: New photos from John Imel
  • December 19, 2011: New photos from Steve Conro

Sources 

  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Brent Tindall - bizzat219 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
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Hennepin Canal Bridge 6
Posted February 6, 2017, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

What a great bridge - complete with laced endposts, lattice portal bracing, interesting plaque, and date inscriptions on the abutments! I hope that the folks in Illinois keep this one around.