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Overview

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Oblique view

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Deck view

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Running boards

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Close-up of truss

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Upper joint

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Lower joint

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Stonework below

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Bay Creek on Bay Road (TR 137), 2.5 mi. west of Homberg
Location
Pope County, Illinois
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built or relocated here in 1977
Design
Riveted, 4-panel Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 66.9 ft.
Total length: 75.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.32157, -88.57676   (decimal degrees)
37°19'18" N, 88°34'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
IL 076-3046 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15615 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 47.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
100

Categories 

4-panel truss (41)
Built 1977 (27)
Built during 1970s (287)
Illinois (820)
Open (21,591)
Owned by township (1,180)
Pony truss (9,385)
Pope County, Illinois (8)
Pratt truss (1,400)
Relocated (123)
Riveted (355)
Span length 50-75 feet (4,648)
Structurally deficient (10,789)
Total length 75-100 feet (3,323)
Truss (15,739)
Wooden deck (5,156)

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