Island Ripple Bridge

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Island Ripple Bridge

Southern Illinois Unearthed: Brian DeNeal.

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BH Photo #439044

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Description 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Saline River on Island Ripple Road

Location

Gallatin County, Illinois

Status

Removed but not replaced

Design

Pinned Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.69740, -88.26581   (decimal degrees)
37°41'51" N, 88°15'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/388408/4172995 (zone/easting/northing)

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Equality

Inventory number

BH 67764 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• August 1, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
• December 1, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• May 24, 2015: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Cemeteries of Gallatin County - Mentions the bridge and road
• Laws of the State of Illinois Enacted by the General Assembly - Illinois - Google Books - Describes Bridge
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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