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Little Wabash River Bridge

Clay County, Illinois

Photos 

South side

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in February 2009

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BH Photo #134375

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Facts 

Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Little Wabash River on Old US 50
Location
Clay County, Illinois
Status
Closed to all Traffic
History
Built 1923
Design
Pin-connected, 9-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 172.9 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.68864, -88.31790   (decimal degrees)
38°41'19" N, 88°19'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/385380/4283049 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Clay City
Inventory numbers
IL 013-0006 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 38809 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

9-panel truss (133)
Built 1923 (593)
Built during 1920s (9,568)
Clay County, Illinois (22)
Closed (2,576)
Have street view (25,532)
Illinois (4,492)
Little Wabash River (44)
Owned by state (15,232)
 Parker through truss (1,244)
Parker truss (1,614)
Pin-connected (3,705)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,995)
Structurally deficient (15,680)
Through truss (14,118)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,679)
Truss (31,325)
US 50 (95)

Update Log 

  • October 8, 2013: New Street View added by J.P.
  • October 6, 2012: New photos from James Baughn
  • September 8, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Future prospects
  • March 2, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson
  • February 27, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Bridge type and status
  • January 31, 2009: Added by Kim Harvey

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Little Wabash River Bridge
Posted January 20, 2015, by Mark Shannon

As of 2014 this bridge, and the others along Old U.S. 50 are still standing.