Rating:
3 votes

Henry Bridge

Marshall County, Illinois, and Putnam County, Illinois

Photos 

View from a distance

Photo taken by Bill Burmaster

BH Photo #102360

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Six-span through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 18 at Henry
Location
Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, and Putnam County, Illinois
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement in 2026-27, with completion in 2028!
History
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1988
Builder
- McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago, Illinois & Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 364.0 ft.
Total length: 1,718.7 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.10885, -89.35256   (decimal degrees)
41°06'32" N, 89°21'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/302464/4553508 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Henry
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
2,500
Inventory numbers
IL 062-0036 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15512 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 55 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Beam (16,868)
Built 1934 (829)
Built during 1930s (12,163)
County line crossing (533)
Doomed (1,062)
Have street view (28,872)
Henry, Illinois (2)
Illinois (4,926)
Illinois River (62)
Marshall County, Illinois (23)
McClintic-Marshall Co. (95)
 Navigable waterway (2,204)
Open (40,957)
Owned by state (16,547)
Pennsylvania truss (575)
Putnam County, Illinois (14)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,258)
Steel stringer (6,705)
Through truss (16,700)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,991)
Truss (35,366)

Update Log 

  • September 21, 2021: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
  • April 11, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 4, 2015: New photos from Gene Smania
  • January 13, 2015: New photos from Gene Smania
  • March 3, 2013: New photos from Gene Smania
  • January 31, 2012: Updated by Steve Conro: added photo's
  • April 12, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth
  • January 9, 2006: Posted photos from Bill Burmaster

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Comments 

Henry Bridge
Posted October 28, 2019, by Anonymous

In God we trussed.

Henry Bridge
Posted October 27, 2019, by Anthony Scriven (Ascriven1 [at] juno [dot] com)

Sadly, IDOT has now announced plans to replace this truss bridge as well. Plan to replace with a new bridge by 2025. Probably a UCEB in the works. Fewer truss bridges over the Illinois with each passing year.

https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191027/gateway-bridge-into-hen...

Henry Bridge
Posted February 8, 2012, by Steve Conro (sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com)

You can still see the remains of the lock just off shore from the marina

Henry Bridge
Posted March 12, 2011, by Gene Smania

This wood brige was built in 1870 and removed in 1933 after a barge impacted the swing span pier. From 1933 until the present bridge was opened in 1935 residents traveled across the river on a ferry. The lock and dam were built in 1871 and in service until 1927 when the dam was removed. (source-Henry News Republican, Bridge Dedication-Centenial Souvenir Edition, 1988) 1931 and 1935 photos by Art Kistler, IDOT employee.