Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Whiskey Creek Bridge

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Overview: Pony truss bridge over Whiskey Creek on TR 192, 1 mi. northeast of Claytonville
Location: Iroquois County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1896; rehabilitated 1937
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 58.7 ft.
Total length: 62.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.57000, -87.80783 (decimal degrees)
40°34'12" N, 87°48'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/431620/4491338 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Claytonville
Inventory numbers: IL 038-4141 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15337 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 26.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 29

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Whiskey Creek Bridge

Posted March 11, 2007, by Tom Hall (thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com)

It's nice to find a bridge this age still serving it's purpose. It would appear that the abutments have probably been replaced, I doubt that concrete would have been used in the original construction. Plaque reads Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio. 1896

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