Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Eames Covered Bridge

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Side view

Color photos submitted by Ken Martin

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Portal

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Sign

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Oblique view

Black and white photos taken ca. 1935 for the Historic American Buildings Survey

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Inside

Overview: Covered bridge over Henderson Creek next to IL 164 south of Oquawka
Location: Henderson County, Illinois
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built ca. 1865; rehabilitated in 1929 and 1984
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 106.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.89379, -90.94992 (decimal degrees)
40°53'38" N, 90°56'60" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers: WGCB 13-36-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 15295 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Eames Covered Bridge

Posted July 9, 2007, by Marilynn (jeffandmarilynn [at] aol [dot] com)

Eames Bridge near Gladstone (written on back of photos). Photos from 1952