Historic Bridges
of the United States

Hardin Bridge

Calhoun County, Illinois
and Greene County, Illinois

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Photos 

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Driving across

Photos taken by Bill Burmaster
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Main span

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West end

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East approach

Map 

Vicinity Map

Vicinity map

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Facts 

Overview
Vertical-lift bridge over the Illinois River on IL 100 at Hardin
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1983
Design
Vertical lift Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 310.9 ft.
Total length: 2,149.3 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Page Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.16036, -90.61364   (decimal degrees)
39°09'37" N, 90°36'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
IL 031-0001 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15043 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
29

Categories 

Built 1930 (830)
Built during 1930s (5,150)
Calhoun County, Illinois (5)
Greene County, Illinois (3)
IL 100 (3)
Illinois (849)
Illinois River (17)
Movable (858)
NR-eligible (2,571)
Open (21,639)
Owned by state (6,549)
Parker truss (418)
Span length 250-500 feet (576)
Through truss (5,257)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (700)
Truss (15,802)
Vertical lift (174)

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Comments 

Hardin Bridge
Posted July 16, 2008, by Todd (hippiewalk [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge is a good example of keeping a historic bridge rather than replacing it with the dreaded UCEB....

Hardin Bridge
Posted July 15, 2008, by Greg Hall (cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com)

Photo's taken Sept 2007

Photo 1(14)- Looking South/East

Photo 2 (15)- Looking South/east

Photo 3 (16)- Looking East

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Hardin Bridge
Posted November 19, 2006, by John Huebner (johnhuebner [at] charter [dot] net)

This bridge was reworked in the recent past (2005?). Fully sandblasted, repainted. road surface replaced, guard rails replaced, looks fantastic.

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