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Side view

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Underneath

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Facts 

Overview
Wooden Kingpost pony truss bridge over Constitution Trail (formerly Illinois Central Railroad) on Virginia Avenue in Normal
Location
McLean County, Illinois
Status
Open to two-lane traffic above and pedestrian traffic below
History
Built 1906
Design
Kingpost pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 29.8 ft.
Total length: 117.1 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.49831, -88.98258   (decimal degrees)
40°29'54" N, 88°58'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/331998/4484954 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bloomington East
Inventory numbers
IL 057-7821 (Illinois bridge number)
NRHP 97000383 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15539 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2006)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
2,800

Categories 

Built 1906 (164)
Built during 1900s (2,495)
Illinois (937)
Illinois Central Railroad (18)
Kingpost truss (26)
McLean County, Illinois (4)
NR-listed (1,538)
Open (21,979)
Owned by city (1,996)
Pony truss (9,508)
Railroad overpass (48)
Span length 25-50 feet (6,208)
Total length 100-125 feet (2,487)
Truss (16,167)
Uncovered wooden truss (4)
Wooden deck (5,165)
Wooden railroad overpass (11)

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