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Big Creek Bridge

Crawford County, Illinois

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Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Bennett Creek on TR 78, 3 mi. southeast of Oblong
Location
Crawford County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1909; replaced 2006
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 69.8 ft.
Deck width: 13.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.97083, -87.86583   (decimal degrees)
38°58'15" N, 87°51'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/424994/4313896 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Stoy
Inventory numbers
IL 017-3722 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15180 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1909 (804)
Built during 1900s (7,647)
Crawford County, Illinois (50)
Illinois (4,929)
Lost (28,514)
Lost 2006 (375)
Lost during 2000s (4,407)
 Owned by township (3,287)
Pony truss (17,017)
Replaced by new bridge (19,392)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,422)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,575)
Truss (35,485)
Wooden deck (6,162)

Update Log 

  • August 15, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson

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Bennett Creek Bridge
Posted September 17, 2007, by Robert Stephenson (rstephenson [at] mchsi [dot] com)

This bridge no longer exists,

it has been replaced with a new bridge.