Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Tenth Street Bridge

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Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Embarras River on 10th Street (FAU 8455) in Lawrenceville
Location: Lawrence County, Illinois
Status: Collapsed after an accident involving an alleged drunk driver
History: Built 1885 by the Massillon Bridge Co.; collapsed March 27, 2005
Builder: - Massillon Bridge Co. of Massillon, Ohio
Design: Pin-connected, 10-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 168.2 ft.
Total length: 169.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.73417, -87.68083 (decimal degrees)
38°44'03" N, 87°40'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: IL 051-3025 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15439 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 01/2004): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 14.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2001): 700

Tenth Street Bridge

Posted October 8, 2007, by Robert Stephenson (rstephenson [at] mchsi [dot] com)

Pictures taken 7-08-07

lost in 2005