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Overview

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Looking south

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Looking north

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Truss

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Truss panel

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Upper joint

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Outriggers

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Balustrade

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North abutment

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Plaque

Station 1176+55
Built 1933 by
State of Illinois
Bond Issue Rt. 150 Sec. 133-B
Federal Aid Proj. 201
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Weight limit sign

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Miller Creek on Old Illinois Route 3 northeast of Thebes, 1 mi. north of Thebes
Location
Alexander County, Illinois
Status
Open to two-lane traffic
History
Built 1933
Design
Riveted, 5-panel Pratt pony truss with concrete tee beam approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 81.7 ft.
Total length: 147.9 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.24005, -89.44356   (decimal degrees)
37°14'24" N, 89°26'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Land survey
T. 15 S., R. 3 W., Sec. 4
Inventory numbers
IL 002-0010 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15014 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2006)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 34.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
175

Categories 

5-panel truss (97)
Alexander County, Illinois (16)
Built 1933 (331)
Built during 1930s (5,161)
Concrete balustrade (80)
IL 3 (2)
Illinois (873)
NR-eligible (2,571)
Open (21,664)
Owned by state (6,565)
Pony truss (9,399)
Pratt truss (1,459)
Riveted (374)
Span length 75-100 feet (3,265)
Structurally deficient (10,809)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,637)
Truss (15,835)

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