Fidler Bridge

Photos 

View To South

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #156328

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Iroquois River on CR1700E

Location

Iroquois County, Illinois

Status

Replaced by new bridge

History

Built 1896; replaced 1995

Builder

- Clinton Bridge & Iron Works of Clinton, Iowa

Design

Pennsylvania through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 222.4 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.81238, -87.80703   (decimal degrees)
40°48'45" N, 87°48'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/431935/4518243 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Crescent City

Land survey

T. 27 N., R. 13 W., Sec. 22

Inventory number

BH 36911 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 4, 2011: New photos from Jacob P. Bernard
• February 26, 2010: Updated by Robert Stephenson: HAER data
• July 22, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources 

• Kim Harvey
• HAER Report
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• HAER IL-122 - Fidler Bridge, Spanning Iroquis River at County Highway 45, Watseka vicinity, Iroquois County, IL
• Jacob P. Bernard

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