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North side Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in July 2008 |
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Deck Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in July 2008 |
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South side Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in July 2008 |
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East end Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in July 2008 |
Facts
- Overview
- Wooden deck bridge over Minnow Slough on TR 163, 1 mi. east of Palestine
- Location
- Crawford County, Illinois
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1909
- Design
- Steel stringer
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 27.9 ft.
Total length: 30.5 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.00639, -87.58417 (decimal degrees)
39°00'23" N, 87°35'03" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/449420/4317647 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Merom
- Inventory number
- BH 36885 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 02/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 7.1 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
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Update Log
- October 21, 2008: Updated by Robert Stephenson: Updated: Overview
- July 20, 2008: Added by Robert Stephenson
Sources
- Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com