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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

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Looking downstream at the bridge

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in May 07

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Photo taken by Greg Hall

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Photo taken by Greg Hall

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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")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/706183/4337285 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Hardin
Inventory numbers
IL 031-0001 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15043 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2006)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 42.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
2,850

Update Log 

  • November 14, 2008: New photo from Nathan Morton
  • January 9, 2006: Posted photos from Bill Burmaster

Sources 

  • Bill Burmaster
  • Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Greg Hall - cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com

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 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.