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Sycamore Street Bridge

De Kalb County, Illinois

Photo 

Courtesy of the DeKalb Daily Chronicle

View this photo at newspapers.com

BH Photo #532019

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony truss bridge over Little Rock Creek on Sycamore Street
Location
Hinckley, De Kalb County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1884, replaced 1993
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 70.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.76716, -88.64099   (decimal degrees)
41°46'02" N, 88°38'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/363600/4625225 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hinckley
Inventory numbers
IL 019-6100 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 69959 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,408)
Built 1884 (199)
Built during 1880s (2,177)
De Kalb County, Illinois (67)
Hinckley, Illinois (4)
Illinois (4,933)
Lost (28,563)
Lost 1993 (474)
 Lost during 1990s (4,148)
Owned by city (6,086)
Pony truss (17,024)
Replaced by new bridge (19,428)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,425)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,580)
Truss (35,524)

Update Log 

  • May 26, 2022: New photo from Luke
  • November 12, 2015: Added by Elliott Johnson

Sources 

  • Elliott Johnson - elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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