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Lifting the span These photos from the Lee County Highway Dept. show the bridge's relocation in August 2006 |
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Facts
- Overview
- Relocated pony truss bridge formerly over Five Mile Branch on Schilpp Road
- Location
- Lee County, Illinois
- Status
- Awaiting reconstruction at a site near Franklin Grove
- History
- Built 1915; relocated August 2006
- Design
- Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 65.9 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.7 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.74289, -89.60315 (decimal degrees)
41°44'34" N, 89°36'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/283538/4624505 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Harmon
- Inventory numbers
- IL 052-4281 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15445 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 02/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 47.7 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
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