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Overview: Pony truss bridge over BNSF Railroad on Beethoven Road, 1.5 mi. northwest of Woodlawn
Location: Jefferson County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic on a dirt road with a 15 ton limit
History: Built ca. 1950
Design: Brown Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 49.8 ft.
Total length: 182.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.34333, -89.06528 (decimal degrees)
38°20'36" N, 89°03'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/319513/4245928 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Woodlawn
Inventory numbers: IL 041-9914 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15362 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 48.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 10