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Station 373+30
Built 1929 by
State of Illinois
Bond Issue Route 147
Section 120-A

Overview: Concrete bridge over Hodges Bayou on Old IL 37 (originally IL 147, also called TR 78A)
Location: Pulaski County, Illinois
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1929
Design: Concrete tee beam
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 38.0 ft.
Total length: 113.5 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +37.16161, -89.11206 (decimal degrees)
37°09'42" N, 89°06'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/312463/4114889 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Olmsted
Inventory numbers: IL 077-0029 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15622 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2007): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 77.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003): 50