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Garnett Road Bridge

Franklin County, Illinois

Photos 

Side view

Photo submitted by John Shukites

BH Photo #102168

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Concrete bridge over Big Muddy Branch on Garnett Road (Old IL 148), 1 mi. south of Christopher
Location
Franklin County, Illinois
Status
Closed to traffic
History
Built 1928; made obsolete by new bridge in 1967; closed 2009
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 49.5 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.94806, -89.05670   (decimal degrees)
37°56'53" N, 89°03'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/319290/4202047 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Christopher
Inventory numbers
IL 028-0049IDOT 028-0049 (Illinois bridge number)
IL 028-0049 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15237 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,718)
Built 1928 (1,173)
Built during 1920s (9,925)
Closed (2,666)
Concrete balustrade (841)
Concrete tee beam (3,169)
Franklin County, Illinois (21)
 Illinois (4,647)
Owned by county (20,783)
Skewed (4,906)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,669)
Structurally deficient (14,196)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,194)

Update Log 

  • September 22, 2010: New photos from Richard Dale
  • February 23, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Added creek name
  • March 13, 2005: Posted photos by John Shukites

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Comments 

Garnett Road Bridge
Posted October 12, 2009, by R Dale

This bridge is now closed and blocked off on both sides

Garnett Road Bridge
Posted October 12, 2009, by R Dale

This bridge is now closed and blocked off on both sides

Garnett Road Bridge
Posted May 31, 2006, by Anonymous

There is no immediate threat of replacement that I am aware of but just recently, a 15 ton weight limit has been put on the bridge.