Babylon Bend Bridge

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View Facing Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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View Facing West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail Of Concrete Span - View Facing West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Bottom Of Traffic Deck - View Facing Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail Of Concrete Through Girder - View Facing Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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Detail Of Top Chord And Top Lateral Bracing - View Facing South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Through truss bridge over Spoon River on Babylon Road (TR 123)

Location

Fulton County, Illinois

Status

Closed to all traffic

History

Built 1890

Design

Pratt through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 204.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.58494, -90.34808   (decimal degrees)
40°35'06" N, 90°20'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/724435/4496063 (zone/easting/northing)

Land survey

T. 7 N., R. 1 E., Sec. 13

USGS topographic map

Blyton

Inventory numbers

IL 029-3078 (Illinois bridge number)
NRHP 80001355 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 15244 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 12/2007)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 25.2 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2005)

10

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 6, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
• July 8, 2008: New photos from Kim Harvey

Sources 

• Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
• HAER IL-13 - Indian Ford Bridge, London Mills vicinity, Fulton County, IL

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