French Creek Bridge

Photos 

French Creek Bridge

View of wooden deck through the weeds.

Photo taken by Melissa Brand-Welch in October 2018

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BH Photo #435802

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned steel stringer bridge over French Creek on CR 2000E/TR 412A

Location

White County, Illinois

Status

Derelict/abandoned

Design

Steel stringer with timber deck

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 27.9 ft.
Total length: 88.9 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.22477, -88.01148   (decimal degrees)
38°13'29" N, 88°00'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/411465/4231237 (zone/easting/northing)

Average daily traffic (as of 2005)

10

Inventory number

BH 83046 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of February 2017)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 23.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• October 17, 2018: Essay added by Melissa Brand-Welch
• October 8, 2018: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• October 4, 2018: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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