Red Covered Bridge (Illinois)
Red Covered Bridge | |
Location | 2 mi. N of Princeton, IL off IL 26 on Old Dad Joe Trail |
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Coordinates | 41°24′59″N 89°28′42.3″W / 41.41639°N 89.478417°WCoordinates: 41°24′59″N 89°28′42.3″W / 41.41639°N 89.478417°W |
Built | 1863 |
NRHP reference No. | 75000640[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 23, 1975 |
The Red Covered Bridge is a wooden, covered bridge that runs over Big Bureau Creek north of Princeton in Dover Township, Bureau County, Illinois. It was originally built in 1863, at a cost of $3,148.57.[2] The 149-foot (45 m) span is one of ten remaining covered bridges in Illinois, and it is still open to traffic, though now covered with CCTV cameras. It was once part of the Peoria-Galena Trail.[3]
The bridge was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1975.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Sunmark, D. E. (January 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Red Covered Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-16. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ "Red Covered Bridge". Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
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Categories:
- Bridges completed in 1863
- 1860s architecture in the United States
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Covered bridges in Illinois
- Wooden bridges in Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in Bureau County, Illinois
- Transportation buildings and structures in Bureau County, Illinois
- Tourist attractions in Bureau County, Illinois
- Road bridges in Illinois
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana