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Stone Quarry Bridge

Coles County, Illinois

Photos 

West end

Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in 2007

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BH Photo #132810

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Embarras River on TR 135D, 3.0 mi. northeast of Charleston
Location
Charleston, Coles County, Illinois
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1883; rehabilitated 2009
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Pin-connected, 12-panel Whipple through truss
Pin-connected, 2-panel Bedstead Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 240.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1981
Also called
County Bridge #3111
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.52099, -88.11005   (decimal degrees)
39°31'16" N, 88°06'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/404586/4375182 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ashmore
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
75
Inventory numbers
IL 015-3111 (Illinois bridge number)
NRHP 81000215 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15086 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 21.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

12-panel truss (112)
19th Century (9,083)
Bedstead Pratt pony truss (367)
Bedstead truss (548)
Built 1883 (181)
Built during 1880s (2,296)
Charleston, Illinois (14)
Closed (2,764)
Coles County, Illinois (45)
Embarras River (Illinois) (18)
Illinois (4,954)
King Bridge Co. (451)
NR-listed (3,016)
 One-lane traffic (8,000)
Owned by township (3,368)
Pin-connected (5,061)
Pony truss (17,234)
Pratt pony truss (4,024)
Pratt truss (10,540)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,095)
Through truss (17,891)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,597)
Truss (36,801)
Whipple truss (485)
Wooden deck (6,213)

Update Log 

  • May 4, 2019: New photo from David Huffman
  • May 14, 2018: New photo from Curtis Hudson
  • July 24, 2016: New photos from David Huffman
  • December 27, 2015: Updated by Erik Hoffman: Specified design
  • April 17, 2010: New photos from Robert Stephenson
  • March 12, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Alternate name, Status and Design
  • February 9, 2009: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Status
  • February 1, 2009: New photo from Robert Stephenson
  • October 16, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Changed GPS coordinates

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Stone Quarry Bridge
Posted January 26, 2022, by Lisa Ruble (lisaruble0521 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Stone Quarry Bridge Built in 1883, it is the oldest existing bridge in the county. Located near the Charleston Stone Co. Quarry on the old Paris to Pana frail, it provided a means of traveling between Charleston ana Ashmore. Its original cost to the county was $4,000. The bridge's double intersection Pratt design is the only one of its kind in the county.

Journal Gazette, Mattoon, IL

1981

Stone Quarry Bridge
Posted October 3, 2015, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Nice shot here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/97423979@N00/21027867923/

Stone Quarry Bridge
Posted September 13, 2007, by Robert Stephenson (rstephenson [at] mchsi [dot] com)

Pictures taken 9/09/07