Buffalo Creek Bridge
Buffalo Creek Bridge | |
Location | Robert Parker Coffin Rd. over Buffalo Cr., Long Grove, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 42°10′39″N 87°59′59″W / 42.17750°N 87.99972°WCoordinates: 42°10′39″N 87°59′59″W / 42.17750°N 87.99972°W |
Built | 1906 |
Built by | Joliet Bridge and Iron Company |
Architectural style | Pony Truss |
NRHP reference No. | 100001672[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 11, 2018 |
The Buffalo Creek Bridge is a historic bridge that carries Robert Parker Coffin Road across Buffalo Creek in Long Grove, Illinois. The one-lane bridge was built in 1906 by the Joliet Bridge and Iron Company, replacing an earlier wooden bridge. It adjoins and provides access to downtown Long Grove, which formed at the intersection of Robert Parker Coffin Road and Old McHenry Road. The bridge uses a Pratt pony truss design, which is characterized by supports that extend above the deck of the bridge but do not cross over the roadway. A decorative wooden covering was added to the bridge in 1972 to decrease its maximum height and thus deter heavier vehicles.[2]
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 11, 2018.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/10/2018 to 6/15/2018". National Park Service. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- ^ Underwood, Roy; Messner, Ryan (February 13, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Buffalo Creek Bridge" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved March 15, 2020.[dead link]
External links[]
Media related to Buffalo Creek Bridge (Long Grove, Illinois) at Wikimedia Commons
- National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois
- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Bridges completed in 1906
- Pratt truss bridges in the United States
- Pony truss bridges
- Covered bridges in Illinois
- 1906 establishments in Illinois
- Northern Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs