List of covered bridges in Illinois
Below is a list of covered bridges in Illinois. There are nine authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Illinois. Five of them are historic.[1] A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.
Bridges
Name | Image | County | Location | Built | Length | Crosses | Ownership | Truss | Notes |
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Captain Swift Covered Bridge[2] | Bureau | Princeton 41°22′44″N 89°29′52″W / 41.37889°N 89.49778°W / 41.37889; -89.49778 (Captain Swift Covered Bridge) | 2007 | 128 feet (39 m) | Bureau Creek | Pratt variant and arches | |||
Jackson Covered Bridge[2] | Cumberland | Greenup 39°14′20″N 88°11′14″W / 39.23889°N 88.18722°W / 39.23889; -88.18722 (Jackson Covered Bridge) | 2000 | 192 feet (59 m) | Embarras River | Multiple king and arch | |||
Mary's River Covered Bridge[1][3] | Randolph | Chester 37°56′55″N 89°45′57″W / 37.94861°N 89.76583°W / 37.94861; -89.76583 (Mary's River Covered Bridge) | 1854, restored 1954 and 2005 | 98 feet (30 m) | Little Marys River | Illinois DOT | Burr | ||
Oquawka Wagon Bridge[1][3] | Henderson | Oquawka 40°53′39″N 90°56′57″W / 40.89417°N 90.94917°W / 40.89417; -90.94917 (Oquawka Wagon Bridge) | 1866, restored 1982 | 106 feet (32 m) | Henderson Creek | State of Illinois | Burr | Also called Allaman or Eames Bridge | |
Red Covered Bridge[1][3] | Bureau | Princeton 41°24′59″N 89°28′43″W / 41.41639°N 89.47861°W / 41.41639; -89.47861 (Red Covered Bridge) | 1863 | 93 feet (28 m) | Big Bureau Creek | Illinois DOT | Howe | ||
Rockford Bolt Co.[2] | Boone | North Caledonia 42°24′41″N 88°56′22″W / 42.41139°N 88.93944°W / 42.41139; -88.93944 (Rockford Bolt Co. Covered Bridge) | 1890 | 75 feet (23 m) | Kinnikinnick Creek | Private | Howe | Also called Young Covered Bridge | |
Stickelback Covered Bridge[2] | Kendall | Newark 41°35′9″N 88°35′20″W / 41.58583°N 88.58889°W / 41.58583; -88.58889 (Stickelback Covered Bridge) | 2020 | 45 feet (14 m) | Stream | Town | |||
Sugar Creek Covered Bridge[1][3] | Sangamon | Chatham 39°38′25″N 89°39′43″W / 39.64028°N 89.66194°W / 39.64028; -89.66194 (Sugar Creek Covered Bridge) | 1827 or 1880, restored 1965 | 58 feet (18 m) | Sugar Creek | Illinois DOT | Multiple king with arch | Also called Glenarm or Hedley Bridge | |
Thompson Mill Covered Bridge[1][3] | Shelby | Cowden 39°15′30″N 88°49′5″W / 39.25833°N 88.81806°W / 39.25833; -88.81806 (Thompson Mill Covered Bridge) | 1868 | 105 feet (32 m) | Kaskaskia River | Illinois DOT | Howe | Also called Dry Point Bridge | |
Wolf Covered Bridge[2] | Knox | Haw Creek 40°51′24″N 90°6′36″W / 40.85667°N 90.11000°W / 40.85667; -90.11000 (Wolf Covered Bridge) | 1999 | 102 feet (31 m) | Spoon River | Howe | Replaced a covered bridge built in 1865 |
See also
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- List of covered bridges in the United States
- World Guide to Covered Bridges
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Blanchette, David (July 1995). "The Bridges of Sangamon County". Illinois Municipal Review: 11–12. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Caswell, William S. World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. pp. 11–13. ISBN 978-0-578-30263-8.
- ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Covered bridges in Illinois.
- National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
- Only in Your State article about the state's covered bridges
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