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Photo taken by Sean Flynn in November 2007

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Photo taken by Sean Flynn in November 2007

Overview: Howe through truss bridge over Spoon river on county road 17
Location: Knox County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1874. Destroyed by fire in 1994, rebuilt in 1999.
Design: Howe through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 106 ft.
Total length: 234 ft.
Deck width: 11 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.85633, -90.10983 (decimal degrees)
40°51'23" N, 90°06'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/743609/4526829 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 37248 (Bridgehunter.com ID)