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1.75 West Road Bridge

Sangamon County, Illinois

Photos 

Drought of 1954

Photo taken January 17,1955 for an article on the drought of 1954.

Photo taken from State Journal Register website

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View this photo at sj-r.com

BH Photo #393747

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lick Creek(Lake Springfield) on Iron Bridge Rd. (Formerly Boy Scout Rd.)
Location
Sangamon County, Illinois
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
history unknown, replaced in 1991
Design
Pratt through truss
Also called
Boy Scout Bridge
Woodside Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.70679, -89.68116   (decimal degrees)
39°42'24" N, 89°40'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/270145/4398652 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Chatham
Inventory number
BH 68667 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Illinois (4,752)
Lost (25,257)
Lost 1991 (312)
Lost during 1990s (4,015)
Owned by county (20,940)
Pratt through truss (5,457)
 Pratt truss (9,394)
Replaced by new bridge (16,999)
Sangamon County, Illinois (109)
Through truss (15,278)
Truss (33,130)

Update Log 

  • June 11, 2017: New photo from Elliott Johnson
  • July 26, 2015: Added by Elliott Johnson

Sources 

  • Elliott Johnson - elliottsgon15 [at] hotmail [dot] com

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