Historic Bridges
of the United States
Fifteenth Street Bridge
Lawrence County
,
Illinois
Overview
Post comment
Contact webmaster
On this page:
Photos
·
Facts
·
Categories
·
Update Log
·
Sources
·
Comments
Photo
Postcard
South portal
Submitted by Robert Stephenson
Facts
Overview
Lost three-span through truss bridge over Embarras River on IL 1 (Fifteenth Street) in Lawrenceville
Location
Lawrence County
,
Illinois
Status
Destroyed in traffic accident and replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1922; replaced 1971
Design
Through truss
Inventory number
BH 15437
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Built 1922
(327)
Built during 1920s
(4,025)
Collapsed
(13)
Embarras River (Illinois)
(10)
IL 1
(5)
Illinois
(820)
Lawrence County, Illinois
(7)
Lost
(544)
Owned by state
(6,524)
Through truss
(5,205)
Truss
(15,739)
Update Log
June 20, 2008: New photo from Robert Stephenson
Sources
Robert Stephenson -
seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
Post a comment here
·
Contact webmaster