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Overview

Photos taken April 2005 by Brent Freesmeyer
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Main span

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Piers

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North approach

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North portal

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Five-span through truss bridge over the Illinois River on IL 89 south of Spring Valley
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1989
Design
Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 364.0 ft.
Total length: 1,775.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.31227, -89.19946   (decimal degrees)
41°18'44" N, 89°11'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/315892/4575756 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Spring Valley
Inventory numbers
IL 078-0006 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15039 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2007)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 69.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
5,700

Update Log 

  • May 4, 2005: Posted photos by Brent Freesmeyer

Sources 

  • Brent Freesmeyer - bcfreesmeyer [at] msn [dot] com