Old Covington Bridge

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Covington

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Photo scanned from Washington County History, 1979 (p633), photo taken by Grover Brinkmann

BH Photo #116068

Overview: Lost pratt through truss bridge over Kaskaskia River on Covington Road
Location: Washington County, Illinois, and Clinton County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by new beam bridge at current site
History: Lost through truss bridge with wooden deck, replaced by a modern bridge in the 1980s.
Design: 1 approach span Pratt Pony Truss
main span Pratt Through Truss, 8 or 10 panel
smaller steel stringer approach span
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.48952, -89.44082 (decimal degrees)
38°29'22" N, 89°26'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/287119/4262953 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Addieville
Inventory number: BH 36738 (Bridgehunter.com ID)