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Indian Ford Bridge

Fulton County, Illinois

Photos 

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #156314

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spoon River on County Highway 20
Location
Fulton County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built ca. 1917; replaced 1984. One of the nine bridges submitted to NRHP in "Metal Highway Bridges of Fulton County Thematic Resources", 1980-10-29
Builder
- Illinois Steel Bridge Co. of Jacksonville, Illinois
Design
Riveted, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 180.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.69732, -90.29008   (decimal degrees)
40°41'50" N, 90°17'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/728960/4508690 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
London Mills
Inventory number
BH 44256 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1917 (666)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Concrete girder (1,074)
Formerly NR-listed (149)
Fulton County, Illinois (37)
Girder (11,169)
HAER documented (1,122)
Illinois (4,929)
Illinois Steel Bridge Co. (73)
Lost (28,441)
 Lost 1984 (129)
Lost during 1980s (1,532)
Pratt through truss (6,053)
Pratt truss (10,291)
Replaced by new bridge (19,343)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,416)
Through girder (4,189)
Through truss (16,755)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,474)
Truss (35,428)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2012: Updated by Fmiser: added to history
  • February 26, 2010: Added by Robert Stephenson

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