Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Pigeon Creek Bridge

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Facts

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Pigeon Creek on TR 146, 0.5 mi. east of Cissna Pk
Location: Iroquois County, Illinois
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1904
Design: Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 98.7 ft.
Total length: 100.7 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.56967, -87.87500 (decimal degrees)
40°34'11" N, 87°52'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: IL 038-4137 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15323 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2005): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002): 50

Comments

Pigeon Creek Bridge

Posted September 16, 2007, by Tom Hall (thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com)

This bridge has been replaced.

Pigeon Creek Bridge

Posted March 12, 2007, by Tom Hall (thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com)

This is a another nice old bridge. It's in good shape and seems very solid with the exception of the concrete abutments which are starting to crumble a bit. This will likely limit it's life more than anything else.

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