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deck view looking west

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008

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deck view looking east

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008

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view of girder

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in November 2008

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Lost Creek on TR 137/SAND RIDGE
Location: Clinton County, Illinois
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Scheduled for replacement in 2009
History: Built 1901; rehabilitated 1950
Design: Concrete Beam
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 61.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.59472, -89.22889 (decimal degrees)
38°35'41" N, 89°13'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/305889/4274159 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 37734 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2008): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 32.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 150