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Overview: Three-span arch bridge over Embarras River on TR 193 (Old IL 130)
Location: Coles County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1907 by the Mercantile Bridge Co.
Builder: - Mercantile Bridge Co.
Design: Closed-spandrel arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 96.4 ft.
Total length: 258.8 ft.
Deck width: 18.3 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.44961, -88.15019 (decimal degrees)
39°26'59" N, 88°09'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/401034/4367303 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Charleston South
Inventory numbers: IL 015-3133 (Illinois bridge number)
NRHP 81000212 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15082 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 34.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004): 100

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Blakeman Bridge

Posted March 2, 2008, by Lynn Klec (glak86 [at] mchsi [dot] com)

My 91 year old father tells me that his father, Raymond Hampton, helped build this bridge. Are there any records that list names of the crew that worked on this bridge?

Embarras River Old IL 130 Bridge

Posted February 7, 2007, by Alex Peck (a [dot] peck [at] mchsi [dot] com)

C. 1910 postcard of the Blakeman's Bridge, Old Rt. 130, Coles Co., IL

Blakeman Bridge

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