Mount Carmel Bridge
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Indiana end Photos taken by Charles Sarjeant |
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Driving across |
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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in May 2009 |
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Photo taken by Robert Stephenson in May 2009 |
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Wabash River on IL 15/IN 64 in Mount Carmel
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Future prospects
- Replacement bridge under construction as of Spring 2009
- History
- Built 1932; rehabilitated 1987
- Design
- Parker through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 225.0 ft.
Total length: 2,725.3 ft.
Deck width: 21.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.3 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.39861, -87.75572 (decimal degrees)
38°23'55" N, 87°45'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 16/434010/4250313 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Mount Carmel
- Inventory numbers
- IL 093-0014 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15713 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 04/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 14.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 7,100
Update Log
- May 20, 2009: New photos from Robert Stephenson
- May 20, 2009: Updated by Kim Harvey
- May 22, 2006: Posted photos from Charles Sarjeant
Sources
- Indiana Highway Ends - by Charles Sarjeant
- Mt. Carmel Register - Wabash River Bridge construction on time
- Kim Harvey - ayrlieofremora [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
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Thanks for updating Kim. Looks like the UCEB is well into taking form by the new pics posted.
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Construction has slowed due to the Wabash flooding.
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Here is a pic of construction activity at Mt Carmel bridge
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UCEB coming to Mount Carmel!!!
I read online that construction of a concrete slab replacement here is underway. This will be a huge loss to the countryside when this bridge bites the preverbial dust.
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This bridge is scheduled to be replaced between 2008-13!
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Did anyone know its a TWELVE SPAN Bridge?