Photo taken by Eden, Janine and Jim
License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
BH Photo #418560
Multiple articles and a trade journal confirm the bridge was the western span of the US51 Kaskaskia River Bridge at Vandalia. According to the trade journal "The Builder", the spans were delivered to Libertyville in 5 truckloads and saved the city $40,000+ (Adjusted for inflation, that would be appx $328,698.67+ now.)
It also appears that there's an extant builder plate on the bridge.
Nice letter to the editor in today's Chicago Tribune from a local resident who's sorry to see it go. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-libert...
Photos of the bridge in the print edition of the paper.
Overlooked because it was not listed as a truss on NBI. Now its almost too late to see it. Mitigation that involves placing trusses on a replacement bridge as decoration SHOULD ALWAYS INCLUDE A PRESERVATION COMMITMENT. Clearly that was missing here.
Didn't get there in time. Second newer plate had already been torched off.