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Overview: Wooden Kingport truss bridge over BNSF Railroad on Iris Street in Savanna
Location: Carroll County, Illinois
Status: Road and bridge closed to all traffic
History: Built ca. 1930
Design: Pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 36.0 ft.
Total length: 160.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.08444, -90.12611 (decimal degrees)
42°05'04" N, 90°07'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 15/737704/4663149 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Savanna
Inventory numbers: IL 008-9911 (Illinois bridge number)
BH 15050 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 2000): Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 41.10 (out of 100)

November 18, 2008: Updated by Kim Harvey
April 25, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson: Added bridge to "Railroad overpass" category

Iris Street Bridge

Posted April 25, 2008, by Stephan Parsons (scfarm [at] netins [dot] net)

The road to the bridge is no longer used, and blocked at both ends of the bridge. The bridge appears to be in good condition.