Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.476944,-103.953333
Carries US 40 over Agate Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 94.1 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Agate Creek on US 40
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Elbert County
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Status: Railroad line discontinued with tracks removed
Location: 39.178167,-103.961400
Carries former Rock Island RR over Big Sandy Creek
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two pin-connected, 9-panel Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 307.0 Feet
Span Length: 153.5 Feet
Overview: Abandoned two-span through truss bridge over Big Sandy Creek on former Rock Island RR east of Matheson
History: Originally built 1883 by the Lassig Bridge & Iron Works as an eight-span bridge at Colona, Illinois, over the Rock River. Two spans relocated here and modified by the American Bridge Co. in 1902 to replace an 1899 trestle. Rails removed in 1992.
Built: 1883
Location: Elbert County
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View from US 24
Photo taken Aug. 2004 by James Baughn
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Portal
The rest of these photos were taken by Naisho, "The Bridge Lady"
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Deck view
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Looking overhead
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Joints
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Lower joint and eyebars
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Pier
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Underneath
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
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