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Photos taken by Bill Burmaster

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Photo taken by Nathan Morton in August 2007

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Facts

Overview: Through truss bridge over the Illinois River on US 67/IL 100 at Beardstown
Status: Open to two-lane traffic
History: Built 1955; rehabilitated 1985
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 539.9 ft.
Total length: 3,623.0 ft.
Deck width: 27.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.01474, -90.44619 (decimal degrees)
40°00'53" N, 90°26'46" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/717958/4432517 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Beardstown
Inventory numbers: IL 009-0001 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15057 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2007): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 51.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 6,800

Update Log

November 7, 2008: New photo from Nathan Morton
January 9, 2006: Posted photos from Bill Burmaster

Sources

Bill Burmaster
Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
IDOT Beardstown Bridge Project

Comments

Beardstown Bridge

Posted August 3, 2007, by Ryan (ryan1326 [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I am not positive on this fact, but I believe the Beardstown Bridge was built by the American Bridge Company. Is this correct? Also, my mother was brought to Beardstown in 1955, by my grandfather, who was a Metallurgist and a construction worker for the Beardstown Bridge. Thanks.

Ryan F.